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Napoli Femminile and Dimitri Lipoff Mutually Agree to Terminate Contract

10

Mar

Napoli Femminile

Napoli Femminile and Dimitri Lipoff Mutually Agree to Terminate Contract

In a shocking turn of events, Napoli Femminile announced on its official social media pages that the club and Dimitri Lipoff have mutually agreed to terminate the coach's contract due to differences on the technical and organizational management of the team. At the same time, the club announced that former technical director Biagio Seno will take over the first team, with the help of Assistant Coach Pasquale Illiano and the entire Napoli Femminile coaching staff. General Manager Marco Zwingauer commented on the changes. "We worked with Biagio on this season's sports project, so he knows perfectly the qualities of our…

Giovanni Simeone Called Up to Argentina National Team

10

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Giovanni Simeone Called Up to Argentina National Team

On Thursday, La Albiceleste announced via their official social media channels that Giovanni Simeone has been called to the squad for Argentina’s friendlies in March. El Cholito will be in Lionel Scalloni’s squad for Argentina’s matches against Panama and Curaçao on March 23rd and March 28th, respectively. Simeone has five caps with La Albiceleste and scored a goal in Argentina’s 3-0 victory over Guatemala in September of 2018. His last cap was in November of 2018, where he played 15 minutes off the bench in a friendly against Mexico.

Victor Osimhen Named AIC February Player of the Month

08

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Victor Osimhen Named AIC February Player of the Month

Only two days after being named the Foreign Athlete of the Year by the Foreign Press Association of Italy, Victor Osimhen has been named the February Player of the Month by the Associazione Italiana Calciatori (AIC or Italian Footballers Association). Osimhen scored five league goals in five matches, to go along with a goal in the first leg of Napoli's Champions League Round of 16 tie against Eintracht Frankfurt. Osimhen was selected over Juventus' Angel Di Maria, Bologna's Riccardo Orsolini and AC Milan's Malick Thiaw. The accolades have been piling up for Nigerian this season, having already won the Lega…

Lozano Does Personalized Training Due to Muscle Resentment

08

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Lozano Does Personalized Training Due to Muscle Resentment

Napoli continued preparations on Wednesday ahead of their match against Atalanta this upcoming weekend. According to the club's official training report, Hirving Lozano did differentiated work due to a resentment. The club has not commented on the severity of the injury, leaving the Mexican's availability for the Atalanta match in doubt. Meanwhile, Giacomo Raspadori, who continues to recover from a thigh strain, did personalized training on the pitch. Victor Osimhen did not participate in training with permission from the club.

Lazio Fined for Unacceptable Fan Behaviour, Napoli Fined As Well

08

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Lazio Fined for Unacceptable Fan Behaviour, Napoli Fined As Well

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 162 for the 25th round of matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between the 3rd and 6th of March. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: Fine of €15,000 to Lazio for its supporters, during the match and at the end of the match, throwing two flares and a plastic bottle into the sectors occupied by the opposing fans; also for its supporters, during the competition, throwing five flares onto the pitch level; and finally,…

08

Mar

By Editorial Team

SSC Napoli

New Podcast! Not So Sarri-Ball

In the first episode of the week, Gianluca joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s second loss of the season, including: Maurizio Sarri using Inzaghi-ball to beat Luciano Spalletti’s Sarri-ball (~1:35) Did Napoli underutilize their wings? (~4:40) Should Patric have been sent off? (~7:18) Napoli lacking a player to take direct free kicks (~12:56) A blueprint on how to beat Napoli (~17:14) Kvara’s turnover and Vecino’s brilliant goal (~21:44) Man of the Match (~23:50) Traveling Lazio fans bringing paper bombs into the Maradona (~26:55) Osimhen working so hard to play in the English Premier League (~30:37)

After Accepting Foreign Athlete of the Year Award, Victor Osimhen Addresses Desire to Play in the EPL

07

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

After Accepting Foreign Athlete of the Year Award, Victor Osimhen Addresses Desire to Play in the EPL

On Monday, Victor Osimhen was awarded the Foreign Athlete of the Year award by the Foreign Press Association of Italy. After accepting the award; Osimhen unintentionally stirred up some controversy when he was asked about playing in the English Premier League in the future. Many media outlets and social media channels took the quote out of context by only publishing a portion of the response. Here is the full question posed by Reuters and the full response from Osimhen. Question: you have played already in three of the five major leagues. Do you have ambitions to play in Spain or…

05

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

Napoli Primavera

Frustalupi Sent Off as Napoli Primavera Lose to Roma

Napoli Primavera conceded three goals in the opening 45 minutes en route to a 4-0 defeat to Roma, who temporarily moved up to second in the table.LineupNicolo Frustalupi made two changes to the squad he fielded against Frosinone.Matteo Marchisano started over Landry Boni on the right side of the midfield. Meanwhile, Antonio Pesce returned to the starting XI, relegating Leonardo Rossi to the bench.(3-4-2-1) Boffelli; Hysaj, Barba, Obaretin; Acampa, Gioielli, Alastuey, Marchisano; Sahli, Spavone; PesceFirst HalfWith Jose Mourinho in attendance, the fourth-placed side in the Primavera 1 were eager to impress. However, despite the gulf in quality between the two…

Napoli Suffer Second League Defeat of the Season – Three Takeaways

04

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Napoli Suffer Second League Defeat of the Season – Three Takeaways

Napoli’s suffered their first league defeat at the Maradona, as Maurizio Sarri’s pragmatic approach paid off. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Changing TacticsMaurizio Sarri had a game-plan and his team executed it to perfection. Ironically, Lazio did not use Sarri-ball to defeat Luciano Spalletti’s Sarri-ball 2.0. Lazio’s tactics were more akin to those of Simone Inzaghi and Massimiliano Allegri.Lazio defended with 11 men behind the ball, often all in the Lazio half. Recognizing Napoli’s strengths, Lazio crowded the middle of the park and took away the passing lanes. The Partenopei responded by playing the long ball over…

03

Mar

By Joe Fischetti

SSC Napoli

Napoli-Lazio Match Preview

Napoli look to extend their current win streak to nine matches and maintain, at minimum, an 18-point lead over their nearest rivals. Meanwhile, Lazio, who are competing for a place in next season's Champions League, will look to secure their first victory at the Stadio Maradona/San Paolo since the 2014/15 season.SSC NapoliWith Inter’s surprise loss to Bologna, Napoli opened up an 18-point lead over the two clubs from Milan. However, Luciano Spalletti refuses to count his chickens before they hatch. With Napoli competing in only one competition until the Champions League resumes in mid march, the Napoli coach has little…