Joe Fischetti - Forza Napoli Press

09

Sep

SSC Napoli

Napoli-Spezia Match Preview

Napoli will be careful not to drop their guard after an important win to open the 2022/23 Champions League campaign, while Spezia look to steady the ship after a turbulent week.SSC NapoliAfter a disappointing draw to Lecce at home, Napoli responded with impressive victories over Lazio and Liverpool. The Partenopei come into this match tied with Milan for second in the table, two points back of league leaders Atalanta.However, Luciano Spalletti's men will not take this fixture lightly. The Napoli coach will be sure to remind his players of the 0-1 defeat to Spezia at the Maradona last season - one…

09

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Victor Osimhen Out for Two Weeks

On Wednesday, SSC Napoli confirmed that Victor Osimhen suffered a muscle strain in his right thigh. According to Nigerian football journalist Oma Akatugba, Victor is expected to be out for two weeks. That means he will miss Napoli's three matches before the international break: Spezia in Serie A, Rangers in the Champions League and AC Milan in Serie A.

Napoli Score A Poker in Victory Over Liverpool

07

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Napoli Score A Poker in Victory Over Liverpool

SSC Napoli coasted to a 4-1 victory over visiting Liverpool FC, as Piotr Zielinski scored a brace and André-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone scored their first of the competition. Napoli shocked Liverpool with three goals in the first half, and it easily could have been five or six. Less than a minute into the match, Victor Osimhen got to Giovanni Di Lorenzo's long ball before Allison, but hit the outside of the upright. Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia exploited Liverpool's high line throughout the half. In the fourth minute, James Milner used his hand to block a Piotr Zielinksi shot…

Napoli U19 Heads Held High After Hard-Fought Defeat in UEFA Youth League

07

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

Napoli Primavera

Napoli U19 Heads Held High After Hard-Fought Defeat in UEFA Youth League

Gennaro Iaccarino converted a penalty to score his first in the UEFA Youth League, but it wasn’t enough as Napoli suffered a 1-2 defeat at the hands of visiting Liverpool FC. Nicolo Frustalupi rotated heavily for this match, making five changes to the squad he fielded against Frosinone at the weekend. Liverpool controlled the run of play in the first half, generating eight shot attempts to Napoli’s zero. It was no surprise when the Reds opened the scoring just before the half hour mark. Ben Doak played a give and go with Melkamu Frauendorf at midfield, and the right winger…

Lazio Fined €10,000 for Territorial Chants at the Olimpico

07

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Lazio Fined €10,000 for Territorial Chants at the Olimpico

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 45 for the fifth round matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between September 3rd and 5th. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by the representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: “Fine of €10,000 to the Lazio Society for having in its supporters, during the match, sung three times an insulting chorus of territorial origin against the supporters of the opposing team, witnessed by all the collaborators of the Federal Prosecutor positioned in the various parts of the stadium.” The fine follows…

06

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Napoli-Liverpool Match Preview

Napoli return to the Champions League for the first time since 2020 with a new-look squad, while Liverpool hope to regain their form after a slow start to the EPL season.SSC NapoliAfter competing in the Europa League in the past two seasons, Napoli return to the Champions League, a competition the Partenopei competed in regularly during the 2010s.Napoli are coming off of an impressive 1-2 victory over Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, and hope to carry that momentum into this fixture.The first match of the Group Stage will be against a familiar foe. Napoli have drawn Liverpool in each…

Assessing Napoli’s Summer Transfer Market

05

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

Features

Assessing Napoli’s Summer Transfer Market

After two years of financial hardship, exacerbated by missing the Champions League, Aurelio De Laurentiis pushed the 'reset' button, bidding farewell to club legends and welcoming young, relatively unknown starlets - a strategy that got Napoli into the Champions League in the first place. After a flurry of activity in the final two weeks, the transfer window closed on September 1st. Forza Napoli Press assesses SSC Napoli’s summer mercato. Departures After breaking the club’s press silence in June of 2021, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis declared that the club had two goals for the 2021/22 campaign: balance the books and…

Napoli’s Champions League Group Stage Squad

04

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Napoli’s Champions League Group Stage Squad

UEFA has published SSC Napoli's squad for the group stage of the Champions League: Goalkeepers: Alex Meret and Salvatore SiriguDefenders: Min-jae Kim, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui, Amir Rrahmani, Mathias Olivera, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leo Østigård and Alessandro ZanoliMidfielders: Eljif Elmas, Piotr Zielinski, Stanislav Lobotka, Gianluca Gaetano, Tanguy Ndombélé and André-Frank Zambo AnguissaForwards: Victor Osimhen, Hirving Lozano, Giovanni Simeone, Matteo Politano, Alessio Zerbin, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Giacomo RaspadoriCoach: Luciano Spalletti

Kvaratskhelia Completes the Comeback as Napoli Defeat Lazio 2-1

03

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Kvaratskhelia Completes the Comeback as Napoli Defeat Lazio 2-1

After conceding an early goal, two of Napoli’s newcomers, Kim Min-jae and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, scored for Napoli to secure all three points. Mattia Zaccagni opened the scoring only four minutes into the match, curling a low shot around Alex Meret to ignite the crowd at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Napoli responded well, controlling the run of play, while Lazio sat back and defended in a compact mid block. Kim Min-jae equalized in the 38th minute from a corner kick, as was confirmed by the goal line technology. The South Korean’s second of the season came moments after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s…

Napoli U19 Concede in Stoppage Time to Lose 1-0 to Frosinone U19

03

Sep

By Joe Fischetti

Napoli Primavera

Napoli U19 Concede in Stoppage Time to Lose 1-0 to Frosinone U19

Three days after conceding a stoppage time winner to Sassuolo U19, Napoli Primavera conceded in the 91st minute to suffer a 1-0 defeat to Frosinone. The match on Sunday was Napoli's third out of four against direct rivals, after opening the season with matches against Lecce and Cesena. Though the first half was fairly uneventful, Frosinone looked the more likely side to score throughout the match. Valerio Boffelli and Nosa Obaretin were instrumental in keeping the gialloblu off the score sheet. Frosinone turned up the pressure in the second half and created numerous quality opportunities to score. At the hour…