Joe Fischetti

On Tuesday, SSC Napoli confirmed on the club's official website that Alex Meret's contract has been extended to June 30, 2024, with a club option to extend the option for an additional year, expiring on June 30, 2025. The shot-stopper has conceded eight goals in 11 appearances across all competitions, accumulating four clean sheets along the way.

Napoli look to take a stranglehold on the group with a difficult fixture at the Johan Cruyff Arena, while Ajax aim to level the scales, as a win could result in a 3-way tie at the top of Group A AFC Ajax Like Napoli, Ajax have undergone significant change over the last six months. Manager Alfred Schreuder was hired to replace Erik Ten Haag after the latter became the new Manchester United Manager. The Dutch Manager took two of his best Ajax players, Antony and Lisandro Martinez, with him to United, for a total cost of approximately £137 million. Ajax…

André-Frank Zambo Anguissa scored a brace, while Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added the third en route to a 3-1 victory over Torino. Napoli stormed out of the gate, using quick passes and misleading ball-fakes to beat Torino's high press. Anguissa gave Napoli an early lead, scoring his first and second ever Serie A goals in the opening 12 minutes of the match. On the first, Mario Rui delivered an excellent in-swinging cross to pick out the big midfielder in the area. With Victor Osimhen still nursing a muscle injury, Anguissa provided much-needed height in the area, glancing his header off the upright…

Francesco Gioielli equalized after Michele Masala opened the scoring in the first half, but it wasn’t enough. Moments later, Christos Kourfalidis put Cagliari back ahead en route to a 2-1 victory for the home side.  Nicolo Frustalupi made one change to the squad he fielded against Roma in the previous round. Daniel Hysaj, who recovered from a fractured nasal bone suffered in the opening round of the season against Lecce, started over Daniel Susko in the back three. Napoli Lineup (3-4-1-2): Boffelli; Hysaj, Obaretin, Barba; Acampa, Gioielli, Iaccarino, Lamine; Marranzino, Spavone; Rossi. The first half was dominated by Cagliari, who…

Napoli and Torino kick off the 8th Round of Serie A, with numerous players from both squads returning from international duty.SSC NapoliNapoli come into this match having won five consecutive matches in all competitions. Luciano Spalletti had plenty of time to prepare for the match, but most of his players did not. Napoli had 15 players away on international duty.This has been a favourable match-up in recent history for the Partenopei, who haven't lost to Torino in 14 consecutive matches (10 wins, 4 draws).Torino FCAfter winning three of their first five matches (albeit against the three newly promoted clubs), Torino…

On Friday, Lega Serie A announced that SSC Napoli central defender Kim Min-jae was voted the EA Sports Player of the Month for September. Kim will be presented with the trophy prior to Napoli’s match against Torino at the Stadio Maradona on Saturday. The South Korean received the most votes by fans in a poll that included Rodrigo Becao (Udinese), Merih Demiral (Atalanta), Theo Hernandez (Milan) and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (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 was the second…

On Friday, SSC Napoli released the 2022/23 Halloween kit, which features a colony of bats splayed over the home blue shirt. The new shirt retails for €125, the same price as all the other shirts. Unlike last season, there has been no indication from the club that quantities are limited. https://twitter.com/sscnapoli/status/1575757713694334976?s=46&t=QvbkH-XOIVTN_-KEE4UJRw

On Wednesday, AFC Ajax posted a warning statement on its official website, addressed to fans intend to attend the UEFA Champions League away fixture against SSC Napoli on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Security situation in Naples"Previous matches of other clubs in Naples have shown that the match visit for supporters of the opposing team is not without risk. We therefore strongly advise Ajax supporters not to be recognizable as a supporter. We also advise against traveling with (young) children. The Neapolitan police have designated Stazione Marritima as a meeting point for the safety of Ajax supporters. Buses to the stadium…