Joe Fischetti

Napoli Primavera appeared to be heading for their first win of the UEFA Youth League after Leonardo Rossi scored his third of the competition. Instead, Napoli were eliminated after Jorrel Hato scored a late equalizer for 10-man Ajax. Lineup Nicolò Frustalupi made a number of changes to the squad he fielded in Napoli's recent Primavera 1 fixture, as he had done in previous rounds. (3-4-3) Turi; Giannini, Barba, D'Avino; Gioielli, Boni, Pontillo, Gningue; Rossi, Spavone, Russo Match This match was far more competitive than the first leg, which finished 5-1 in favour of Ajax. The two clubs exchanged chances at…

Nosa Obaretin, Gennaro Iaccarino and Francesco Gioielli all scored as Napoli U19 ended a four-game losing streak in the Primavera 1 with a 3-0 victory over Bologna U19LineupNicolò Frustalupi fielded the same squad that he played in Napoli's previous Primavera 1 match against Cagliari, which represented a turnover of nearly the entire squad he fielded against Ajax in the UEFA Youth League.(3-4-2-1) Boffelli; Hysaj, Barba, Obaretin; Acampa, Gioielli, Iaccarino, Lamine; Marranzino, Spavone; RossiMatchNapoli started the match well, with Rossi coming close only three minutes in. Three minutes later, Obaretin scored his second goal of the campaign, guiding in the cross…

On Saturday, Napoli Primavera officially registered Jorge Alastuey on a free transfer from FC Barcelona. Per footballtalentscout.net, Alastuey joined Barcelona at the age of 13 and progressed through the ranks at La Masía. El Mago (the magician) captained Barcelona's U15 and U16 teams, before winning the Istria Youth Cup in 2018. Alastuey was named MVP of the tournament. Alastuey's development was set back during the 2018/19 season, when the young Spaniard suffered an ACL tear. Despite not playing for a year, Barcelona extended his contract for three seasons and promoted him to the U18s. In 2019/20, Alastuey played a key…