Joe Fischetti

Napoli look to extend their second longest win streak of the season to six games, while Cremonese continue to seek their first victory since returning to the Italian top flight. SSC Napoli Luciano Spalletti continues to focus squarely on one match at a time, refusing to be distracted by the prospect of Napoli's first Scudetto in 33 years. The Napoli bench boss is well aware that the Partenopei are 13 points clear of their nearest rival and will be eager to collect as many points as possible during a favourable period in the calendar. After beating 17th-placed Spezia, Napoli host…

On Friday, Lega Serie A announced that SSC Napoli striker Victor Osimhen was voted the EA Sports Player of the Month for January. Osimhen will be presented with the trophy prior to Napoli’s match against Cremonese at the Stadio Maradona on Sunday. The Nigerian received the most votes by fans in a poll that included Paulo Dybala (Roma), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Luis Alberto (Lazio). The five best players of the month were selected taking into account the advanced analysis of Stats Perform, created from the tracking data recorded with their Hawk-Eye system. It's the third time this…

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"

Napoli scored three goals in the second half to extend their current Serie A win streak to five games. Forza Napoli Press Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Good to be Lucky, Lucky to be GoodLike in the Girone di Andata, Spezia were resolute in their defending, holding Napoli scoreless in the first half. However, Gli Aquilotti committed a number of costly errors in the second half:Napoli opened the scoring after Arkadiusz Reca inadvertently handled the ball in the area only ten seconds after the restart; On Napoli's second, Bartlomiej Dragowski was slow to react to Ethan Ampadu's high clearance…

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…

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…