Conte and ex-Chelsea boss Maresca awarded by coaches in Italy | OneFootball

Antonio Conte collected the Panchina d’Oro award for the best Serie A coach in 2024-25, with Enzo Maresca picking up an accolade for his success at Chelsea.

The Panchina d’Oro award, organised by FIGC, took place in Florence today, Monday, February 2, 2026.

Conte the best Serie A coach in 2024-25

TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 25: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of SSC Napoli, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Juventus FC and SSC Napoli at Juventus Stadium on January 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Coaches from all Italian football divisions voted Conte, the Serie A title winner in 2024-25 with Napoli, as the best Serie A coach for last season.

Roma boss Gian Piero Gasperini, who was at Atalanta last term, finished second, while Como’s Cesc Fabregas ranked third.

“I receive this award with immense pleasure, because it comes from fellow coaches, who know what it takes to be a coach every day,” Conte said, as quoted by Gazzetta.

“I want to share this award with my footballers, the staff and everyone at Napoli.”

Maresca wins ‘Panchina d’Oro speciale’

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JULY 13: Enzo Maresca, Head Coach of Chelsea FC, celebrates with the FIFA Club World Cup trophy after their team’s victory following the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Former Chelsea coach Maresca received the ‘Panchina d’Oro Speciale’ for his achievements with the Blues last season, especially the victory in the Club World Cup.

“To represent the Italian school abroad is a big responsibility,” Maresca said.

“In Italy, the true value of the Italian coaching school is often underestimated, despite its deep and enduring importance.”

Former Cremonese coach Giovanni Stroppa won the Panchina d’Oro for the 2024-25 Serie B campaign, followed by Fabio Grosso of Sassuolo and Filippo Inzaghi of Pisa, now at Palermo.

Maresca left Chelsea on January 1, 2026, by mutual agreement, so the Italian tactician is currently without a club.

He’s coached Leicester and Chelsea in England and Parma in Italy’s Serie B, but the ex-midfielder hasn’t yet taken charge of a Serie A side.