Leverkusen stretch winning run by beating Union 4-0 to reclaim top spot<\/a><\/p>\nGarcia had taken over this offseason from title-winning manager Luciano Spalletti, who left to take a year-long sabbatical and then was named coach of Italy\u2019s national team following Roberto Mancini\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n
Napoli lost just two matches at home on its way to the title last season under Spalletti and it was a disappointing 1-0 defeat to lowly Empoli on Sunday that prompted club president Aurelio De Laurentiis to make the change.<\/p>\n
Napoli remained fourth and slipped 10 points behind Serie A leader Inter Milan.<\/p>\n
The 59-year-old Garcia, a Frenchman, had a fairly successful spell with Roma from 2013-16 during his only previous job in Italy. But he didn\u2019t achieve the desired results in his most recent job at Al Nassr, the Saudi Arabian team that Cristiano Ronaldo joined after the World Cup.<\/p>\n
Standout center forward Victor Osimhen has been injured and Garcia was questioned for benching dribbling wizard Khvicha Kvaratskhelia \u2014 last season\u2019s Serie A MVP \u2014 at the start against Empoli.<\/p>\n
Mazzarri spent four seasons in charge at Napoli before leaving in 2013 and joining Inter Milan. He led Napoli to the Italian Cup in 2012.<\/p>\n
The 62-year-old Mazzarri faces a tough start to his second spell at the helm as Napoli\u2019s matches after the international break are against Atalanta, Real Madrid, Inter and Juventus<\/p>\n
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