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Between the AFCON Group Stage, CONCACAF Nations League, international friendlies and UEFA EURO qualifying, 16 Napoli players have been called up to their respective national teams for the upcoming international break. Previous Next Stay up-to-date on all Napoli players in action during the international break with the complete schedule below! Date Match Tournament Napoli Players Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 15:45 North Macedonia vs Malta UEFA EURO Qualifier Eljif Elmas Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 15:45 Italy vs England UEFA EURO Qualifier Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Matteo Politano Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 15:45 Slovakia vs Luxembourg UEFA…

Napoli extended their lead at the top of the table to 19 points, scoring a poker in front of 10,000 traveling supporters at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Air VictorAfter a towering header against Eintracht Frankfurt, Victor Osimhen bagged a brace of headers away at Torino. The first took a slightly fortuitous bounce, appearing to come off the Nigerian’s shoulder, while the second snuck inside the post after a deep cross from Mathias Olivera. Between Anguissa’s flick, Di Lorenzo’s run, Kvaratskhelia’s soon-to-be-trademarked backheel pass, Olivera’s cross to the second post and Osimhen's…

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews the return leg of Napoli’s Champions League tie against Eintracht Frankfurt and previews Napoli’s match on Sunday against Torino, including:Part 1 - Not a great first half, but Napoli still had their chances; Zielinski’s strong performance; the brilliance of Victor Osimhen (on both goals); Kim’s early substitution; working hard at 5-0 up; Quarter-final draw; and the riots at Piazza del Gesu (~1:07)Part 2 - Torino-Napoli Match Preview, including: Recent form; injury updates, predicted starting XI’s, 3 Keys to the Match; and match prediction (~18:05)

Napoli continue to inch towards their third Scudetto in club history, while Torino look to win their third consecutive match for the first time this season.Torino FCIvan Juric’s team is performing exactly how you would expect an Ivan Juric team to perform. Torino are currently 9th in the table on 37 points, with 29 goals scored and 29 goals conceded. The Granata have earned consecutive clean sheets in victories over Lecce and Bologna, but it's only the second time this season that they've strung together consecutive league wins.History is not on Torino’s side. The home side have only one win…

Roberto Mancini has named his 26-man squad for Italy’s upcoming UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers and three Napoli players have been included in the squad: goalkeeper Alex Meret, wing back Giovanni Di Lorenzo and forward Matteo Politano. Giacomo Raspadori was not called up as he continues to recover from a thigh injury. Italy kick off their Euro qualifying campaign at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Sunday the 26th of March. The match against England will be the first national team match at the Maradona since October of 2013, when the Stadio San Paolo hosted a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.

The UEFA Champions League Quarter-final and Semi-final draw was conducted at the House of European Football in Switzerland on Friday. SSC Napoli was the final club to be drawn, moments after AC Milan. Meanwhile, the other Italian club in the competition, Inter Milan, drew Benfica. After the Quarter-final draw, the draw for the Semi-finals was completed. The winner Quarter-final 4 (AC Milan-Napoli) was drawn to play against the winner of Quarter-final 2 (Inter Milan-Benfica). If Inter Milan advance to the Semi-finals, an Italian club will be guaranteed to play in the final of Europe's elite competition. Prior to the draw,…

On Wednesday, Napoli won the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie against Eintracht Frankfurt. With the 3-0 victory in the second leg (5-0 on aggregate), the Partenopei qualified for the Quarter-finals of Europe's elite competition the first time in club history.  Here are four takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press. Killing the game Napoli were already up 2-0 heading into the second leg against Frankfurt at the Maradona. That meant that the Partenopei did not need to score to advance, so long as they conceded fewer than two goals. Yet, Luciano Spalletti did not change his…