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The party continues and today at the Maradona it will be even longer, it will last well beyond the referee’s triple whistle with a sort of proclamation-spectacle in front of the public of great occasions: the match against Fiorentina has an emotional meaning, in the memory of the match itself of 5 May 1987, but up to a certain point: Spalletti has already sewn the Scudetto to his chest compared to Diego and his gang, who instead won it against the Viola.

The strong sensation, on the other hand, is another: the contagious, festive atmosphere is breathed more outside than inside the Napoli house, where, having won the title awaited for 33 years, the unclear perspective on the future has taken over. All right, happiness – to put it like Spalletti – is a fleeting moment, but here there is frost: tomorrow looms and also leads us to imagine unsuspecting goodbyes. De Laurentiis promises not to sell the big names (From Osimhen to Kvara to Kim) but Manchester United’s offer for the Korean defender is more than a hypothesis, as are the Nigerian centre-forward’s European ambitions.

The central node of the cycle that opens with the Scudetto for the permanence of Luciano Spalletti, creator of the masterpiece on the Napoli field. The conditions are there: contract, results and a word given. Everything is in order for De Laurentiis, today the president will be at Maradona and will meet the coach and the Italian champions team for the first time. This is not the occasion for the confrontation that the coach is looking for, together they will parade at the end of the match in the center of the field, they will smile and thank the fans, with due respect to the people of Naples.

It will then be a dinner, not even fixed at the moment, to better clarify the assumptions of a marriage with more than one crack. The party saves, but what’s behind it? Spalletti did not like the note of the option on his contract already exercised by the club arriving via certified email, he appreciated the president’s letter of appreciation (he was sent to deliver it) but would have liked a face-to-face exchange with Aurelio with a view to a relationship which, if true, must continue as per the contract, needs clarification after the Scudetto. Programs, projects but also recognitions: this is what Lucio expects, the only coach of the De Laurentiis management to have brought the tricolor back to Naples.

Not just an economic discourse, although Luciano’s salary is lower than that of the coaches of the top teams in Serie A, but in perspective, and also in a manner. The contractual rules are clear, Spalletti knows them but also knows how to get around them. He seeks a share. But he also put the clash into account. De Laurentiis ready, even to dust off the agenda: Italian, De Zerbi, Conte.