Juventus Carrera was reunited with former Juventus teammates
Antonio Conte and
Angelo Alessio in the summer of 2011 when he joined the club's coaching staff as a technical director. Due to a ten-month ban against head coach Conte for
alleged implications of his failure to report match fixing and a similar ban against his assistant Alessio, Carrera became Juventus' caretaker manager in July 2012. In his first official match, he claimed the
2012 Supercoppa Italiana defeating Napoli in Beijing, winning 4–2 after extra time. After Alessio's ban was removed, Carrera returned to the position of technical director, leaving the bench to Alessio.
Spartak Moscow Before the 2016–17 season, Carrera was hired as an assistant manager for the Russian side
FC Spartak Moscow. When the previous manager
Dmitri Alenichev left the club on 5 August 2016 after Spartak's elimination from the UEFA Europa League by
AEK Larnaca, Carrera was appointed the caretaker manager. On 17 August 2016, he was hired as Spartak's manager permanently, making his debut on 21 August against
Krasnodar, where red-white captured their first victory 2–0. No other Spartak head coach managed to start their work as successfully as Carrera did: Spartak collected 28 of 36 points in the first twelve matches under him. On 7 May 2017, Spartak secured their first
Russian Premier League title since 2001 under Carrera's leadership. On 6 June 2017, he extended his Spartak contract to 31 May 2019. He was relieved of his duties in late 2018 following a number of poor performances despite remaining seemingly popular among the fans, a move that caused controversy. In particular, many accused captain
Denis Glushakov of actively supporting the decision and called for his removal from the team.
AEK Athens On 8 December 2019, Carrera was unveiled as the new manager of
Super League Greece club
AEK Athens. Massimo Carrera succeed to bring
AEK Athens to qualify for the
UEFA Europa League in the season
2020–21 after beating
VfL Wolfsburg at the Play-off round for 2–1 at the
Athens Olympic Stadium getting in the Group stage.
Bari On 9 February 2021, Carrera was hired as new head coach of
Serie C club
Bari. He was dismissed just two months later, on 19 April 2021, following a last-minute home draw against
Palermo, leaving Bari in third place with two games to go.
Ascoli On 12 March 2024, Carrera was appointed new head coach of Ascoli, replacing
Fabrizio Castori. Despite suffering relegation to Serie C, Carrera was confirmed in charge of Ascoli but was ultimately removed from his coaching duties on 27 September 2024 following a negative start to the new season. ==Managerial statistics==