Tuesday’s Italian Paper Round-Up: Juventus Close In On Spalletti After Tudor Dismissal, Napoli Dealt De Bruyne Blow And Allegri Praises Leao
The Kevin De Bruyne injury and Luciano Spalletti’s impending arrival in Turin dominate the headlines across Tuesday’s Italian sports papers. Juventus sacked Igor Tudor on Monday after the matchday 8 defeat by Lazio. It was the Bianconeri’s third loss in succession and extended their winless run to eight fixtures. Elsewhere, AC Milan head coach Max […]
Ben Horlock
Updated on 28 October 2025
The Kevin De Bruyne injury and Luciano Spalletti’s impending arrival in Turin dominate the headlines across Tuesday’s Italian sports papers.
Juventus sacked Igor Tudor on Monday after the matchday 8 defeat by Lazio. It was the Bianconeri’s third loss in succession and extended their winless run to eight fixtures.
Elsewhere, AC Milan head coach Max Allegri heaped praise on star man Rafael Leao. Napoli were dealt a huge blow after it was confirmed De Bruyne is out until 2026.
Kevin De Bruyne Injury And Luciano Spalletti – Tuesday’s Italian Sports Papers (10/28/2025)
Tuttosport
FootItalia’s next Juventus manager odds market quickly installed Luciano Spalletti as one of the favorites to succeed Igor Tudor. The Croat was dismissed on Monday.
Tuttosport report that Juve’s general manager Damien Comolli contacted the former Azzurri boss as early as June. Raffaele Palladino and Roberto Mancini are also in contention for the Bianconeri job.
As expected the Kevin De Bruyne injury news has also gained valuable column inches. AC Milan boss Max Allegri says Rafael Leao can score 20 goals this season.
La Gazzetta Dello Sport
Luciano Spalletti is set to be offered an incentivized deal at Juventus until the end of the season. If he can secure a Champions League finish, his contract will automatically renew.
If an agreement can’t be reached, Roberto Mancini and Raffaele Palladino are on standby. Against Udinese on Wednesday, Massimo Brambilla will be in the dugout.
Kevin De Bruyne will require surgery on his thigh injury. The Belgian-baller will return to his homeland to undergo the procedure and isn’t expected to return before February.
Ademola Lookman and Rafael Leao will go head-to-head on Tuesday as Atalanta host AC Milan. The former is still looking for his first goal of the season.
Corriere Dello Sport
After Igor Tudor’s sacking, the latest Juventus transfer news revealed a number of key players could quit the Allianz Stadium.
However, club legend and 2006 World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon insists hiring Luciano Spalletti is the “ideal solution” to help the Bianconeri move forward.
Lorenzo Lucca, Noa Lang and Rasmus Hojlund have all insisted that Napoli wants to win for Kevin De Bruyne. Max Allegri has explained that AC Milan star Rafael Leao is worth 25 goals.
Ben Horlock
Ben has a long standing devotion to Italian soccer and in particular, Serie A. Ben grew up watching legendary presenter James Richardson deliver the latest news and views with the daily papers and breakfast in hand. Not only does Ben follow Italy's top soccer division, he is an avid follower of all the major European leagues. Ben is an expert on all things Serie A and has produced a number of features and news articles for FootItalia as well as UK-based outlets such as HITC, 90min, GiveMeSport and Betfair. In the US, Ben has been published on ESPN and Sports Illustrated.
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