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On Saturday, SSC Napoli announced on its official website that fullback Bartosz Bereszynski has joined the club on loan from UC Sampdoria with a club option to buy. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Napoli can redeem the defender for €1.8 million. Bereszynski, who is a teammate of Piotr Zielinski on the Poland national team, spent the last six and a half seasons at Sampdoria, where he made 187 appearances in all competitions. This is the first of three transfers expected between the two clubs. Alessandro Zanoli is expected to join Sampdoria on loan for the balance of the season, while…

On Thursday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 111 for the 17th round matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested the 4th of January. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by the representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: The sports judge, having read the report of the collaborators of the federal prosecutor's office, deems it necessary for the same federal prosecutor's office to specify, after further consultation, if necessary, with those responsible for public order, which are the sectors they usually occupy mainly, in competitions at home, the Napoli supporters…

After a 52-day break, Napoli travel to Milan to take on Inter in the marquee match of Round 16. Inter MilanInter come into this match sitting in fifth position, 11 points behind Napoli. While the Nerazzurri haven't had any trouble scoring goals - their 34 goals scored is second only to Napoli - only six teams have conceded more goals than Inter.Inter have already lost five matches in the league, and all five losses were against clubs currently in the top eight. The only top club they have beaten thus far is Atalanta. A sixth loss to a top club would…

On Monday, SSC Napoli announced a new partnership with Dunamu Inc. The South Korean fintech company owns the Upbit brand, a global leading digital asset exchange.According to the club's official post, "In December 2018, Upbit was listed by the Blockchain Transparency Institute as the world's third largest exchange by trading volume and has received certifications from renowned international organizations operating in the field of internal information security."Upbit will be the club's official global crypto-exchange partner and back-of-shirt sponsor for all Serie A, Coppa Italia and friendly matches, beginning with the match on Wednesday against Inter and ending at the end…

According to Corriere dello Sport, Napoli defeated Juve Stabia 6-1 in a friendly match during Friday’s joint training session. Giacomo Raspadori scored a brace, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Stanislav Lobotka, Diego Demme and André-Frank Zambo Anguissa all found the back of the goal. Christian Santos scored the lone goal for the Serie C club. As the Italian newspaper reports, Luciano Spalletti rotated his entire squad during the match, which consisted of two 50-minute halves. Of the five players who returned from the World Cup, Anguissa and Piotr Zielinski appeared to be in the best physical condition. Spalletti also tested the fitness…

On Friday, the municipal council of the Metropolitan City of Naples approved a budget of €2 million to carry out extraordinary maintenance of the Stadio Maradona. The works are intended to improve safety, energy efficiency and accessibility. An additional €374,000 has been allocated for improvements to washrooms for people with disabilities. The administration’s goal is to complete the work by the end of January. Italy will host England at the Stadio Maradona on March 23, 2023, to open UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.

On Wednesday, DAZN Italy released the latest episode in the DAZN Heroes series, entitled Scelgo Kvaradona, in which Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia provided an exclusive interview to the sports streaming service provider. Forza Napoli Press provides a comprehensive summary of the interview. We brought some photos with the nicknames they’ve given you in Naples. This one was said by the president, “Zizi”. This nickname is "The Blue Angel". This is very popular, "Kvaradona", and easy. And this one is the last one, "Kvaravaggio".  Choose your favorite nickname. They are all very nice, but when it comes to even a small part…

As reported by Rai News, the prefect of Milano, Renato Saccone, has prohibited the sale of tickets to residents of Campania for Wednesday’s match between Inter Milan and Napoli. The decision was taken after an assessment by the Security Analysis Committee for safety of sporting events, who “recognised the concrete danger of violent actions by the extreme fringes of ultra supporters, suggesting to the prefect the preventive measure of adopting the ban on the sale of tickets to residents of Campania.” Tickets already purchased by residents of Campania will be canceled and refunded. The only exception will be for holders…

On Monday, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was named the best Georgian footballer at the GFF Awards 2022. The Napoli left winger beat out Giorgi Mamardashvili and Guran Kashia to earn the award for the third time. Due to his commitments with Napoli, Kvaratskhelia was not at the Sheraton Grand Hotel Tbilisi Metekhi Palace to receive the award in person. Instead, he made his acceptance speech via video feed. Kvaratskhelia will return to training on December 27th to begin preparations for Napoli’s biggest match of the season - a trip to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza to take on third-placed Internazionale.