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In the first episode of the week, Vincenze Bertillo joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s victory over Lecce on Friday and to preview Napoli’s Champions League Quarter-final match against Milan on Wednesday, including: Part 1 - Match Review:  Lecce-Napoli, including:  Reasons for Napoli’s sudden dip in form; Defense still shaky but making big contributions in attack; positive takeaways from the win; and Giovanni’s Di Lorenzo’s leadership (~1:02) Part 2 - Champions League Match Preview: Milan-Napoli, including:  was Milan’s psychological advantage diminished by the latest Serie A results? Who will start for Napoli? and what would be a satisfactory result? (~24:33)

Napoli needed a fortuitous own goal from Wladimiro Falcone to earn a morale-boosting victory over Lecce. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Shell of Their Former SelvesIt’s difficult to pinpoint the precise reason why, but for the second consecutive match, Napoli looked like a shell of their former selves. With no obvious reason for the Azzurri's sudden drop in form, Forza Napoli Press suggests a few possibilities:No VictorThe absence of Serie A’s top goal-scorer has been evident.  Victor Osimhen stretches opposition defenses with his presence alone. The threat of the the long ball over the top forces opposition back…

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews Napoli’s match on Friday against Lecce, including:Lecce’s current form and Marco Baroni’s brief history with Napoli;Predicted starting lineups and why we could see some changes from Lecce with Sampdoria on the horizon;3 Keys to the match:  right the wrong; Use our width and if that doesn’t work, have a Plan B; and key Lecce players to look out for;Match Prediction and the latest on the ultras-ADL drama

In the first episode of the week, Ashley Pearce joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s loss to Milan on Sunday, including: Part 1 - Everything that went right for Milan:  Pioli’s formation and tactics; Calabria marking Kvaratskhelia; Napoli without Osimhen; individual assignments in the midfield; and Leão and Brahim (~1:53) Part 2 - Everything that went wrong for Napoli:  Spalletti’s tactics; failure to adapt; struggles creating chances; worst defensive performance of the season; handing Milan the psychological advantage in the Champions League; and the ultras vs ADL (~18:43)

Napoli look to bounce back from their third league defeat of the season, while Lecce hope to end a run of five consecutive losses with no goals scored. US Lecce Lecce have lost five consecutive matches, while failing to score a single goal during that run. Nevertheless, the Salentini remain comfortably clear of the relegation zone, eight points ahead of Hellas Verona.  While Lecce will be eager to end their current of losses, they'll also be mindful of an important match against Sampdoria on the horizon. As a result, Marco Baroni, who won the Scudetto as a Napoli player in…

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 180 for the 28th round of matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between the 1st and 3rd of April. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti:"Fine of €3,000 to the Napoli club for its supporters throwing flares into the playing enclosure during the match; mitigated action pursuant to art. 29, paragraph 1, letter b) of the CGS."(Photo credit: Jay Cassano,  Twitter: @jcassano)

From a broken defense to a lackluster attack to infighting amongst protesting fans, everything went wrong for Napoli on Sunday. Meanwhile, everything went right for Milan as an out-of-form Rafael Leão looked like the MVP of last season while an out-of-form Davide Calabria negated Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Here are four takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Man-Marking MilanIn his 37th appearance this season, Stanislav Lobotka finally had a poor outing. The Slovakian midfielder uncharacteristically missed a number of passes. His pass completion rate of 87.5% was well below his season average of 95.1%. Lobotka’s struggles were largely due to Ismaël Bennacer, who…