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KvaratsGOLia: Already Napoli’s Most Prolific Debutant, But Can He Have The Best Start In Serie A History?

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KvaratsGOLia: Already Napoli’s Most Prolific Debutant, But Can He Have The Best Start In Serie A History?

On the opening weekend, Kvicha Kvaratshkelia opened Napoli’s account by scoring his first goal for the club in a 5-2 win at the Stadio Bentegodi. Last Sunday, he scored a brace in his Stadio Maradona debut, as Napoli trounced Monza 4-0. Our new boy joins three other Napoli players who netted in each of their first two matches: Edinson Cavani and José Maria Callejón, who we all know went on to have legendary careers, and (believe it or not) Lorenzo Tonelli, who debuted midway through his first season with Napoli and only scored one more goal for gli azzurri in…

A Brief History of Napoli-Monza

Andrea Petagna returns to Naples very shortly after leaving for Monza as the biancorossi play Napoli in their first ever Serie A meeting. However, this weekend’s trip to the Maradona is not the first meeting between Monza and the partenopei. Though they haven’t met often, the two clubs spent a total of five seasons together in Serie B. They’ve also met twice in early stages of the Coppa Italia. Below is the full list of their 12 previous meetings. Napoli record: 5 Wins, 5 Draws, 2 Losses 1961/62 December 10, 1961 Napoli 0-0 Monza April 22, 1962 Monza 0-1 Napoli…

Napoli wins club record 6th straight opener, more cool opening round numbers and some Verona history

As SSC Napoli approach their second match of the 2022/23 campaign, Forza Napoli Press looks back at some cool opening round numbers and a little bit of Verona history. Last Monday, on Ferragosto 2022, Napoli beat Verona 5-2 at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi to begin the 2022/23 Serie A season. The big win marks a new club best 6th consecutive opening round victory and 5 goals scored is now the second most goals scored for Napoli in an opening round fixture. The most goals Napoli ever scored in an opener was during a 6-1 win over Genoa in 2011/12, and…