Joe Fischetti

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 51 for the seventh round matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between September 16th and 18th. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by the representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: “Fine of €15,000 to AC Milan club for its supporters, before the start of the match, chanting an insulting chorus of territorial origin towards the supporters of the opposing team, perceived by all the collaborators of the Federal Prosecutor's Office positioned in the various parts of the stadium; also, at 10…

On Tuesday, SSC Napoli confirmed via a statement on the club’s official website that right winger Matteo Politano has left Azzurri training at Coverciano and returned to Napoli. Politano suffered an ankle injury in Napoli’s 1-2 victory over Milan in Napoli’s final match before the international break. Here is the statement from the club. Matteo Politano leaves the national team and returns to Naples. The blue striker, who suffered a sprained trauma to his right ankle on Sunday at the San Siro against Milan, will return to the SSCN Konami Training Center where rehabilitation will begin after the evaluation of the…

Matteo Politano converted his second penalty kick in as many matches and Giovanni Simeone responded to Olivier Giroud’s equalizer with yet another important goal in Napoli’s 1-2 victory over AC Milan. Milan were on the offensive for the majority of the first half, while Napoli struggled to play out of the Rossoneri’s high press. However, the home side were foiled on a couple of occasions by Alex Meret. The Napoli shot-stopper made impressive reaction saves on Giroud and Rade Krunic to maintain the clean sheet heading into the break. Napoli’s play improved in the second half, beginning with a penalty…

Napoli travel to Milan for their first big match of the season, will first place in Serie A on the line. AC Milan After winning their first scudetto in over a decade, Milan were sold by Elliott Advisors UK Inc. to Redbird Capital Partners. The prolonged negotiations delayed the renewals of Paolo Maldini and Daniele Massaro, which in turn delayed Milan’s summer transfer market. As a result, the Bianconeri missed out on two players they were heavily linked to in the summer. Sven Botman moved to Newcastle United in the English Premier League. Milan have instead relied on Pierre Kalulu…

On Friday, the FIGC released Roberto Mancini’s call-ups for Italy’s Nations League matches later this month. Among the 29-man squad are five Napoli players: Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matteo Politano, Giacomo Raspadori and Alessio Zerbin. The squad will meet at the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano on Sunday the 18th of September. They will stay there until the 22nd before traveling to Milan, where the Azzurri will play England the following day From there, the Azzurri will head to Budapest to play against Hungary on the 26th. Hungary are currently top of Group 3, League A on seven points.…

If was a night of firsts, with Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori scoring their first ever goals in the UEFA Champions League and Tanguy Ndombele scoring his first for SSC Napoli, as the Azzurri moved to the top of Group A with a 0-3 win over Rangers FC. The match, which was postponed by 24 hours, began with tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II, including a moment of silence, a British flag tifo and a non-UEFA-sanctioned performance of God Save the Queen. The home side was energized by the crowd at the Ibrox Stadium, which featured no Napoli fans,…

On Monday, the Cameroon Football Federation announced the 26-man squad for the upcoming international break. The Indomitable Lions will play friendlies against Uzbekistan and South Korea in preparation for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Curiously, SSC Napoli midfielder, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa was not included in the squad, despite having an excellent start to the 2022/23 campaign. Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae and Leo Østigård have been called up to the South Korea and Norway national teams, respectively.