«Tonight I sleep in Panda»- Corriere.it

We were used to the photos of the rooms, large, furnished with football shirts and trophies from his Tuscan estate La Rimessa, but only a few had seen the bedroom where Luciano Spalletti spent the last two years in Naples, in the Castel Volturno sports centre. The (now ex) coach of Napoli wanted to show it and chose an emblematic post on Instagram to share his farewell. The bed, the photos hung on the walls like paintings and many number 10 (Maradona) jerseys as a frame. On social media he wrote: Yes, I’ve already taken my cot, tonight I think I’ll have to sleep in Panda. Who took it? one wonders. Spalletti had bought the bed and disassembled it and took one of the movers that Luciano hired to carry out the eviction of his Neapolitan home.

Not only the cot, but the cabinets he had bought to furnish a few square meters, the furnishings and even some shelves in the bathroom. His small bedroom adjacent to the office had a private bathroom, small but essential amenities. Then, of course TV, books and many, many notes. Luciano Spalletti adapted as best he could in order to always stay connected with sporting activity, choosing to watch match videos late into the night, paying attention to the smallest detail that could be useful for achieving the Scudetto goal. In the beginning, for a couple of months, he lived in a luxurious hotel in Naples, then going and coming back from Castel Volturno (more or less 80 kilometres) took up too much time, so he chose to stay in the sports centre.

What did he do from Sunday, his last match against Sampdoria, to Thursday 8 June. Spalletti who this season with Napoli celebrated a thousand benches in Serie A, been everywhere, toured neighborhoods of Naples, collected further plaques and acclaim. He also spent time with Napoli employees. Those who work in the offices with whom he had lunch and to whom he somehow said his last goodbyes. On Thursday he helped the workers load the van with the furniture, got behind the wheel of the black Panda with blue branding and the signatures of all the Napoli players and headed for Tuscany. Now the holidays, the family: Luciano’s priorities. It will remain as he has already said for a year at a standstill. He needs to recharge his batteries and above all to train my daughter. For this reason he gave up another year of his contract with Napoli and three million. He will probably return to the city in the autumn to receive the honorary citizenship that the Municipality of Naples will confer on him.