Joe Fischetti

On Thursday, SSC Napoli announced that the club has exercised its option to purchase Giovanni Simeone outright from Hellas Verona. Simeone, who scored nine goals in 33 appearances across all competitions, signed a contract to stay with Napoli for an additional three seasons, ending on the 30th of June, 2026. The new contract includes a club option to extend for an additional season, ending on the 30th of June, 2027. According to CalcioNapoli24, Napoli paid €13 to €14 million to redeem the Argentinian, most of which would have been covered by Monza's obligation to purchase Andrea Petagna for €10 million…

Italian media outlet Calcio e Finanza has published its estimates of the distribution of Serie A TV rights revenue, including a breakdown of how the distribution is calculated.Equal ShareIn total, Serie A generated €1.018 billion for the 2022/23 campaign. Half of the revenue (€509 million) is split equally amongst the 20 Serie A clubs. Thus, each club automatically collects €25.5 million.Catchment AreaCatchment area comprises 20% of TV revenue distribution, split into two components:  TV Ratings (8%) and Stadium Spectators (12%)TV Ratings8% of total revenue (€81.4) is divided between the 20 clubs based on television ratings. Napoli generated €8.8 million from it's…

Giuseppe Ambrosino played 56 minutes in Italy's U20 World Cup Final against Uruguay on Sunday. Despite the 1-0 defeat, 19-year-old's stock continues to rise. A product of the Napoli youth system, Ambrosino featured in in six of Italy's seven matches, all from the first minute. Ambrosino, who just completed his first professional season on loan at Como and Cittadella in Serie B, scored a goal and added two assists in the tournament. Born in Procida, the Neapolitan also won the free kick that Simone Pafundi converted to see Italy move past South Korea and into the Final.

On Sunday, UEFA's Technical Observer panel named Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season. Kvaratskhelia, who was also named the Serie A MVP, made nine appearances in this season's Champions League, scoring two goals and tallying four assists.

Victor Osimhen scored his 26th goal of the season while Fabio Quagliarella enjoyed a heartfelt, four-minute long standing ovation during Napoli's 2-0 victory over already-relegated Sampdoria.  Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.By the NumbersWith the victory, Napoli finished the season with 90 points, only one point less than the club record set by Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli in 2017/18. Though Sarri led Lazio to an impressive second-place finish, the Biancocelesti finished a whopping 16 points behind the league winners. Victor Osimhen led the way, scoring 26 goals en route to becoming the first ever African Capocannoniere. His goal against…

On Monday, SSC Napoli confirmed that Gianluca Gaetano suffered a fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his left foot during Sunday’s match against Sampdoria. The Napoli midfielder, who registered three shots on target within minutes of entering the match, will undergo surgery within the next few days. The recovery time is expected to be 6-8 weeks.

On Friday, Lega Serie A announced the winners of the annual Serie A awards and not surprisingly, Napoli were the recipients of numerous awards:With a massive gap ahead of his nearest rival, Luciano Spalletti earned the honours of Best Coach;Kim Min-Jae became the second Napoli player to win the Best Defender award, after his predecessor Kalidou Koulibaly;Victor Osimhen was named the Best Striker of Serie A, continuing the trend of the Capocannoniere winning in this category; andKhvicha Kvaratskhelia earned the honours of League MVP.  Previous image Next image Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who was also nominated for the Best Defender award,…

An award-laden Napoli host relegation-bound Sampdoria at a jam-packed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (inside and outside) on the final Matchay of a historic season for the Partenopei.SSC NapoliOn Friday, Luciano Spalletti and three Napoli players were recipients of Serie A awards. The Napoli Mister was named Serie A's best coach, while Kim Min-Jae, Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were named Best Defender, Best Striker and Most Valuable Player, respectively.  Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who was also nominated for the Best Defender award, joined  Kim, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia on the FIFA 23 Team of the Season.Aside from Kim, who is suspended, Spalletti will…

In the second episode of the week, Stephen Kasiewizc joins Joe Fischetti preview Napoli’s final match of the season against Sampdoria and to discuss Napoli’s haul of Serie A awards:Another historic club is relegated (~1:26)Sampdoria’s new ownership (~8:20)Alessandro Zanoli’s second half of the season and his potential future at Napoli (~16:10)Predicted Starting XI’s (~20:57)Serie A Awards:Luciano Spalletti - Best Coach, and who else could have been nominated (~28:53)Kim Min-Jae - Best Defender (~35:59)Napoli snubbed for Best Midfielder (~40:45)Victor Osimhen - Best Striker (~44:51)Khvicha Kvara - Most Valuable Player, and should it have been Osimhen (~47:14)