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On Wednesday, Aurelio De Laurentiis announced the appointment of Mauro Meluso as the club's new Sporting Director. After the appointment of Rudi Garcia as Coach, the De Laurentiis once again caught the general public off guard, after rumours surfaced that the Napoli president was in discussions with former Milan Sporting Director Ricky Massara. https://twitter.com/ADeLaurentiis/status/1679129424925532163?s=20 Meluso, who has been inactive for two seasons, last worked at Spezia, where in a single season he signed Kevin Agudelo, Julian Chabot, Alessandro Deiola, Nahuel Estévez, Diego Farias, Ardian Ismajli, M'Bala Nzola, Roberto Piccoli, Tommaso Pobega, Ivan Provedel, Jacopo Sala, Daniele Verde and Jeroen Zoet.…

Popular and reliable twitter account A Tutela della Maglia del Napoli (@TutelaMagliaNA) has revealed Napoli’s 2023/24 home and away kits, expected to be presented officially later today.The home blue retains the embossed N’s from the 2022/23 kit. To go along with the Scudetto patch on the centre of the chest, which also features an embossed Napoli logo, the collar and sleeves feature Italian flags as well. As widely reported, MSC Crociere has replaced Acqua Lete as the main shirt sponsor, printed in white. At the moment, there is no second sponsor on the front of the shirt. Likewise, EBay has…

On Wednesday, Lega Serie A released the official calendar for the 2023/24 campaign. Forza Napoli Press provides five things you need to know about the new schedule.Tricky StartNapoli will open the season on the 19h of August at 12:30 EST against newly promoted Frosinone. The Canarini will not be coached by the man who led them to Serie A. In early May, Fabio Grosso was in tears after his club secured promotion to Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Reggina. About a month-and-a-half later, Grosso confirmed that he did not feel prepared to continue to manage the club, a…

In the first episode of the week, Vincenzo Bertillo and Stephen Kasiewicz join Joe Fischetti to discuss the departures of Cristiano Giuntoli and Kim Min-jae, including:Part 1:  Giuntoli’s departure - Was it wise to let him go to a direct rival? Rating Giuntoli’s time at Napoli; and potential replacement sporting directors (~4:09)Part 2:  Kim’s departure - Is this the new norm? How does Kim using Napoli as a stepping stone change opinions of him, if at all? Impact to Napoli’s chances of repeating as Italian champions; and possible replacements (~19:52)

After an 18-year relationship, Acqua Lete will no longer be the main shirt sponsor of SSC Napoli, as confirmed by the club on Thursday. The Azzurri have planned an event on an MSC cruise ship on the 10th of July, which has led to speculation that the long-time second shirt sponsor we be announced as the new main shirt sponsor. https://twitter.com/sscnapoli/status/1676955166157971459?s=20

Lega Serie A has released the full match calendar for the upcoming 2023/24 campaign. In addition to the Champions League Group Stage, Napoli will commence the Coppa Italia in the Round of 16 on one of the following date: December 6 or 20, 2023, January 10 or 17, 2024). RoundDateHomeAway1August 18-21, 2023FrosinoneNapoli2August 25-28, 2023NapoliSassuolo3September 1-4, 2023NapoliLazio4September 15-18, 2023GenoaNapoliUCL MD1September 19-20, 2023TBDTBD5September 22-25, 2023BolognaNapoli6September 26-28, 2023 (midweek)NapoliUdinese7September 29-October 2, 2023LecceNapoliUCL MD2October 3-4, 2023TBDTBD8October 6-9, 2023NapoliFiorentina9October 20-23, 2023Hellas VeronaNapoliUCL MD3October 24-25, 2023TBDTBD10October 27-30, 2023NapoliMilan11November 3-6, 2023SalernitanaNapoliUCL MD4November 7-8, 2023TBDTBD12November 9-12, 2023NapoliEmpoli13November 24-27, 2023AtalantaNapoliUCL MD5November 28-29, 2023TBDTBD14December 1-4, 2023NapoliInter15December 8-11, 2023JuventusNapoliUCL MD6December 12-13,…

Two players have already bid farewell to Napoli. Tanguy Ndombele and Bartosz Bereszyński returned to Tottenham and Sampdoria, respectively, as their loan spells ended on the 30th of June. Meanwhile, with only a year left on their respective contracts, Diego Demme, Hirving Lozano and Piotr Zielinski have all been subjects of transfer speculation. According to Italian media, Demme would like to join Hertha Berlin, despite the German club’s recent relegation to 2. Bundesliga. The move could involve a swap for defensive midfielder Lucas Tousart, who played under Rudi Garcia at Lyon. However, Sassuolo's Maxime Lopez appears to be the favourite…