Year: 2023

In the first episode of the week, Chris Kaiser joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s win over Spezia, including:Part 1: A first half that actually wasn’t so bad; Kvara’s penalty kick; Osimhen rising high; and an unselfish third goal; (~0:54)Part 2: Osimhen goes into the stands; taking disgusting chants to another level; and the Ciro Santoriello video (~31:49)

On Wednesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 143 for the 21st round of matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between the 4th and 7th of February. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: "Fine of €10,000.00 to the Spezia club for its supporters throwing a plastic bottle onto the pitch in the 48th minute of the second half"

With Inter and Milan meeting this round in the Derby della Madonnina, Napoli have an opportunity to further extend their gap at the top of the table. However, it won't be easy playing at the Stadio Alberto Picco against a Spezia side who are locked in a battle for survival.Spezia CalcioSpezia have had a difficult season; one that has been mired by injuries.  After a stretch of games in which Spezia won only one match in 13, Gli Aquilotti found themselves sitting just above the relegation zone. Spezia subsequently went unbeaten between Matchdays 14 and 18, before losing consecutive matches…

In the 48th episode of Season 4 of the Forza Napoli Podcast, Joe Fischetti previews Sunday's match against Spezia, including: Spezia’s first half of the season Gli Aquilotti’s injury-plagued season Predicted starting lineups Three keys to the match Match prediction Shoutout to English Napoli content producers

As reported by Corriere del Mezzogiorno, Napoli have already collected €65.4 million from this year’s UEFA Champions League, including, but not limited to: Market Pool for finishing third in the 2021/22 Serie A campaign:  €4.00 million; Group Stage Qualification:  €15.64 million; Historical ranking:  €18.20 million; Victories in Group Stage:  €14.00 million; and Advancement to the Round of 16:  €9.60 million Napoli would earn an additional €10.6 million by winning their Quarterfinal tie against Eintracht Frankfurt and €30 million if they continue their incredible form in Serie A and win the Scudetto. On Tuesday evening, club President Aurelio De Laurentiis treated…

On Monday, the Federal Court of Appeals released its 36-page justification of why it reopened a case from April and subsequently handed Juventus FC a 15-point deduction in the 2022/23 standings. The explanation confirmed that new evidence was discovered during the “Prisma” criminal investigation, proving that Juventus systematically inflated player values in swap transactions. The explanation opened with a summary of the allegations from the original case, including a detailed list of all player transactions that were investigated. For Napoli, the player values associated with the July 28, 2020 Victor Osimhen swap deal were revealed: Orestis Karnezis - €128,205.13; Luigi…