Year: 2023

Inter visit the Maradona on Sunday, riding high from their victory over Milan in the Champions League Semi-finals. Meanwhile, Napoli look to beat the only team in the league they've yet to win against this season, though recent history suggests that that will be no easy feat.SSC NapoliThough the defeat against Monza was only their fourth league defeat of the season, Napoli have only two victories in their last eight matches in all competitions. One of those league defeats was against Inter, who remain the only club in the league that Napoli have not beaten this season.Having clinched their third…

Napoli appeared to be hung over as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of at re-hot Monza, who were absolutely devastating on the counter-attack. Here are four takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Mix and MatchFor the second consecutive match since Napoli were mathematically declared champions, Luciano Spalletti featured a strong starting XI with a healthy amount of rotation. For the match against Fiorentina, Spalletti made five changes to the squad he fielded against Udinese, including starting Pierluigi Gollini in goal, Leo Østigård at centre back, Diego Demme at regista and Giacomo Raspadori at left wing. The Napoli coach…

On Monday, Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti was presented with the Bulgarelli Award for the Best Coach in the Men’s Serie A. The award was promoted by the Italian Footballers’ Association, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the patronage of the municipality of Bologna. Though all three Italian coaches in the Semi-finals of Champions League hail from Emilia-Romagna, Spalletti was chosen for the award for leading Napoli to its first Scudetto in over three decades. “Bulgarelli was an important part of the history of Bologna and he did so thanks to his perseverance. Receiving it in the year in…

Napoli travel to Monza for a match between two clubs who have very little left to play for.AC MonzaUnbeaten in their last six matches, Monza are currently level with four other clubs (Fiorentina, Udinese, Bologna and Torino) on 46 points - already a successful campaign for the Serie A debutante. After five losses and a draw in his first six matches, Giovanni Stroppa was replaced by Raffaele Palladino. The Monza Primavera coach immediately won his first three matches, turning the tide for i biancorossi. Monza have been a difficult opponent for the Sette Sorelle, completing the double over Juventus while…

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 214 for the 34th round of matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between the 6th and 8th of March. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti:Fine of €3,000 to SSC Napoli for its supporters throwing three smoke bombs into the playing enclosure during the match; mitigated sanction pursuant to art. 29, paragraph 1 lett. b) CGS"