The twenty coaches managing in Serie A in 2026-27

Of course, not every team have replaced their managers, with several familiar faces remaining in charge in Italy's top flight.

Here, DAZN News takes a look at 20 managers who make up this season's Serie A cohort. 

AC Milan - Ruben Amorim

The Portuguese manager left the Manchester United post after an underwhelming tenure, but that didn't stop the Rossoneri from making him their man in charge this summer.

Amorim signed a two-year deal in June, replacing Massimiliano Allegri at the San Siro.

Atalanta - Maurizio Sarri

The experienced manager adds another club to his lengthy CV, joining Atalanta after partwing ways with Lazio at the end of the 2025-26 campaign.

Sarri looks to get his new club back into the Champions League next season, but he will first guide Atalanta through a Europa League campaign alongside domestic ambitions.

Bologna - Domenico Tedesco

The 40-year-old is set to make his Serie A debut after stints with Fenerbahce, RB Leipzig and the Belgium national team.

Tedesco will be tasked with returning Bologna to European football after they finished eighth in Serie A.

Cagliari - Fabio Pisacane

The 40-year-old former defender was promoted from the youth team job to become Cagliari’s new head coach last summer.

The Sardinians had secured their Serie A safety under Davide Nicola, but it was decided by mutual consent that they would part ways after just one season together.

Como - Cesc Fabregas

The 39-year-old former Arsenal, Barcelona and Spain midfielder has become one of Europe’s most exciting young coaches after just two years at Como.

Fabregas helped the Lariani secure Serie A survival in their first season back in the top flight in 20 years and led them to a Champions League berth last season.

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Cremonese - Davide Nicola

On July 2, newly promoted Cremonese confirmed the appointment of Nicola as their new head coach.

The Grigiorossi announced that the Italian tactician had signed a contract until June 30, 2027.

Fiorentina - Fabio Grosso

The 2006 FIFA World Cup winner has transitoned to a managerial career with stops at Bari, Hellas Verona and Lyon.

Grosso was most recently manager at Sassuolo, whom he led to promotion in 2024-25 before guiding the team to an 11th place finish in the top flight.

Frosinone - Massimiliano Alvini

Alvini has coached throughout the Italian pyramid, with 11 clubs on his CV.

Currently the boss at Frosinone, the 56-year-old guided the club to promotion last season and has a big task ahead of him in Serie A.

Genoa - Daniele De Rossi 

Italy legend Daniele De Rossi embarked on his first management role since his spell in charge of his former club, Roma, last season when he took over from Patrick Vieira. 

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Inter Milan - Cristian Chivu

Inter Milan appointed the Romanian on a two-year deal in place of Simone Inzaghi ahead of 2025-26, and he promptly led the Nerazzurri to a domestic double.

Juventus - Luciano Spalletti 

The vastly experienced boss took charge of Juventus in October following the sacking of Igor Tudor last October. 

Spalletti was last seen as head coach of the Italian national team but has Serie A perdigree with Inter, Roma and Napoli, who he led to the title in 2023.

Lazio - Gennaro Gattuso

The fiery former midfielder returns to Italian club football after serving as manager for the Italy national team for less than a year.

Prior to his stint with the Azzurri, Gattuso was manager at Hajduk Split, Marseille ad Valencia, among others.

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Lecce - Eusebio Di Francesco

Despite being relegated with Venezia, the former Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco returned to Serie A last summer as the new manager of Lecce.

The 55-year-old signed a one-year contract, with an option to automatically extend by another year if they avoid relegation — which they did by finishing 17th.

Monza - Ivan Jurić

The Croatian has spent the majority of his managerial career in Italy, with Crotone, Genoa, Roma and Atalanta among his past stops.

Jurić will now take take the reins of freshly-promoted Monza, his ninth club as a manager.

Napoli - Massimiliano Allegri

Among the best known managers in Italy, Allegri takes on a new challenge at Napoli after leaving AC Milan after last season.

Allegri replaces fellow former Juventus boss Antonio Conte at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, signing a three-year deal this summer.

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Parma - Carlos Cuesta

The former Arsenal assistant was Mikel Arteta’s right-hand man for five years before taking up his first senior managerial role last summer.

Cuesta replaced Cristian Chivu and guided Parma to a 13th place finish in his maiden campaign.

Roma - Gian Piero Gasperini

Roma appointed Gasperini on a three-year contract last summer as a replacement for Claudio Ranieri.

In his second season, Gasperini led Atalanta to a Europa League berth.

Sassuolo - Alberto Aquilani

The 42-year-old is still relatively new to his managerial career, with just a single season at Pisa and Serie B side Catanzaro, respectively, under his belt.

Aquilani takes over a Sassuolo side that punched above their weight as a newply promoted club last season, and he'll be without key midfielder Ismael Koné to start the season as the Canadian continues to recover from a broken leg suffered at the World Cup. 

Torino - Ignazio Abate

Another inexperienced manager stepping into the pressure cooker of Serie A, Abate will make his debut as a top flight coach after tints in charge of clubs in Serie C and Serie B.

Abate replaces Roberto D'Aversa, who left the club by mutual consent in June. 

Udinese - Kosta Runjaic

Udinese extended Runjaic’s contract last summer to June 2027 following an impressive first season in charge

The 55-year-old repaid his club's faith by guiding the side to a 10th place finish in his second year at the helm.

Venezia - Giovanni Stroppa

Stroppa took over at Venezia ahead of last season, after they were relegated to Serie B, and promptly led them back to the top flight in his maiden campaign.

Now, the 58-year-old aims to keep the club in Serie A.