Joe Fischetti

On July 2, 2022, Napoli Femminile President Alessandro Maiello, alongside honourary president Rafaele Carlino, announced the signing of new coach Dimitri Lipoff. The French coach is the first international coach of Napoli Femminile. Lipoff began his career with Lyon’s youth teams, where he worked as a physical trainer under Farid Benstiti. After two seasons at Lyon, Lipoff followed Bensiti to WFC Rossiyanka in Russia where he became assistant coach and athletic trainer. During this time there, Rossiyanka won the 2012 Russian Championship and reached the quarter-finals of the 2012/13 Women’s UEFA Champions League. At the same time, Lipoff became the…

On May 14, 2022, Napoli Calcio Femminile President Rafaele ‘Lello’ Carlino announced that he would be stepping down from his post as club President. A day earlier, Napoli lost 3-1 to Pomigliano and as a result, were relegated back down to Serie B. However, Carlino insists that Napoli’s relegation was not the reason for his resignation. “A thoughtful decision that is not the fruit of yesterday’s bitter regression. As per the patent between the partners of Napoli Femminile, in fact, the president is elected every two years by the Board of Directors representing the partner’s assembly. Therefore, I would have…