Editorial Team

In this mini-pod, Joe Fischetti previews Napoli’s match at the Dall’ara on Sunday against Bologna, including:A quick summary of Bologna’s first four matches of the season and their ability to play to their opponent’s levelPredicted starting XI’s;Three keys to the match;Summary of how Bologna have overhauled their entire squad in just two seasons; andMatch prediction.

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti joins Fabrizio and Matt on La Lanterna Podcast to preview Napoli’s first match after the international break, including:A little bit about La Lanterna (~4:51)Did Genoa need to take one step back to Serie B in order to take two steps forward? (~7:22)Alberto Gilardino’s rise to coaching the first team in Serie A (~15:46)Genoa and Napoli’s respective results through the first three rounds of the 2023/24 campaign (~20:36)Players returning from international duty and how that may make this a close match (~22:27)Napoli’s fans expectation of the new coach and of the new…

Six Napoli players were in action on Saturday:  Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matteo Politano, Giacomo Raspadori, Eljif Elmas, Jens Cajuste and Amir Rrahmani.New Coach, Same ResultsGiovanni Di Lorenzo and Matteo Politano were in Luciano Spalletti’s starting XI against North Macedonia. With only a week to prepare for his first match as manager of the Italian national team, Spalletti would have welcomed the opportunity to play a pair of players already familiar with his system. Di Lorenzo constantly underlapped Politano on the right wing, as the players are accustomed to doing at Napoli.  However, the pair weren’t quite as influential as they…

In the first episode of the week, Vincenzo Bertillo joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s 1-2 defeat to Lazio, including:Part 1 - All the blame on Juan Jesus; tactical breakdown of the goals conceded; when we might see Natan, given the upcoming fixture list; Should Napoli have signed someone “better” than Natan? (~0:54)Part 2 - Early concerns with Garcia’s management, including exhausted midfielders and questionable substitutions made/not made; and Napoli’s post about Kvaratskhelia on X (~29:44)

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s opening match of the 2023/24 campaign against Frosinone as well as the first round of Serie A matches.Part 1: Match Review - Frosinone vs Napoli, including: Cajuste’s difficult debut; Garcia’s tactics versus Spalletti’s; goal reviews; and standout individual performances (~1:16)Part 2: Serie A Matchday 1 review and early indications about who will contend for the Scudetto (~16:18)

Napoli open their title defense at the 16,000-seat capacity Stadio Benito Stirpe, home of the newly promoted Frosinone Calcio.Frosinone CalcioIn their first Serie A match in four seasons, Frosinone host the defending champions. Fabio Grosso led the Ciociari to a Serie B title, finishing the 2022/23 campaign seven points clear of their nearest competitor. However, the World Cup winner elected to not renew his contract and has been replaced by Eusebio Di Francesco. Di Francesco failed to last a full season at each of his last three coaching jobs. Meanwhile, Frosinone failed to achieve salvation after each of their last…

In the first episode of the week, Daniel Bowen joins Joe Fischetti to discuss all things Dimaro, including:Part 1:  What’s new at Dimaro? Quick review of Napoli-Anaune Val di Non; Zanoli vs Faraoni; and should Napoli extend Mario Rui? (~0:58)Part 2:  Napoli-SPAL second half, including:  Raspadori at right wing; Meret caught sleeping; implications of the draw; and the risk of Osimhen leaving with Al Hilal interest in Mbappe (~22:50)

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reacts to the appointment of Mauro Meluso as the new Sporting Director of Napoli and profiles Valentina De Laurentiis and her growing role at the club. Part 1:  Mauro Meluso - Time at Lecce and Spezia; how this appointment is similar to the appointment of Giuntoli; Meluso’s personality and whether he can manage ADL; and three roles for Meluso to play at Napoli (~1:07) Part 2:  Valentina De Laurentiis - Presentation of the 2023/24 home and away kits; opening stores in Napoli and Dimaro; and expanding the brand from Napoli to…

In the first episode of the week, Vincenzo Bertillo and Stephen Kasiewicz join Joe Fischetti to discuss the departures of Cristiano Giuntoli and Kim Min-jae, including:Part 1:  Giuntoli’s departure - Was it wise to let him go to a direct rival? Rating Giuntoli’s time at Napoli; and potential replacement sporting directors (~4:09)Part 2:  Kim’s departure - Is this the new norm? How does Kim using Napoli as a stepping stone change opinions of him, if at all? Impact to Napoli’s chances of repeating as Italian champions; and possible replacements (~19:52)

Lega Serie A has released the full match calendar for the upcoming 2023/24 campaign. In addition to the Champions League Group Stage, Napoli will commence the Coppa Italia in the Round of 16 on one of the following date: December 6 or 20, 2023, January 10 or 17, 2024). RoundDateHomeAway1August 18-21, 2023FrosinoneNapoli2August 25-28, 2023NapoliSassuolo3September 1-4, 2023NapoliLazio4September 15-18, 2023GenoaNapoliUCL MD1September 19-20, 2023TBDTBD5September 22-25, 2023BolognaNapoli6September 26-28, 2023 (midweek)NapoliUdinese7September 29-October 2, 2023LecceNapoliUCL MD2October 3-4, 2023TBDTBD8October 6-9, 2023NapoliFiorentina9October 20-23, 2023Hellas VeronaNapoliUCL MD3October 24-25, 2023TBDTBD10October 27-30, 2023NapoliMilan11November 3-6, 2023SalernitanaNapoliUCL MD4November 7-8, 2023TBDTBD12November 9-12, 2023NapoliEmpoli13November 24-27, 2023AtalantaNapoliUCL MD5November 28-29, 2023TBDTBD14December 1-4, 2023NapoliInter15December 8-11, 2023JuventusNapoliUCL MD6December 12-13,…