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In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s win over Sassuolo and previews Napoli’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt: Part 1: Match Review - Sassuolo-Napoli, including: More wonder-goals from Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen; Osimhen’s numerous chances; Simone’s disallowed goal and why VAR needs to change; Spalletti’s late changes; the other impressive left winger; Sassuolo’s dilemma; and Napoli’s kickoff routine (~1:06) Part 2: Match Preview - Eintracht Frankfurt-Napoli, including: Frankfurt’s journey to the Champions League, including their dramatic Europa League win; Frankfurt’s familiar business model; Frankfurt’s Champions League Group Stage; Starting Lineups; Frankfurt’s style of play and key players; and…

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen scored wondergoals as Napoli cruised to their seventh consecutive league victory. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press. Pick Your Poison While most clubs defend Napoli in a low block, Alessio Dionisi bravely asked his players to play their game. Though Sassuolo often played with ten men behind the ball, they did not simply drop back and defend (i.e. they defended in a mid block). In fact, they often pressed high. That created a dilemma for the Neroverdi.  When they defended in the mid block, they were faced with a Napoli side who…

Napoli and Sassuolo open the 23rd Round of the Serie A campaign, with the Azzurri looking to crack the 60-point mark, while Sassuolo hopes to extend its unbeaten run to five matches.US SassuoloWith two wins (against Milan and Atalanta) and two draws in their last four, Sassuolo seem to have finally found their form. Consequently, the Neroverdi have moved into a tie with Lecce and Fiorentina for 13th in the table. All three clubs are on 24 points, seven points clear of Hellas Verona in the final relegation position.It's no coincidence that the results have improved as the squad gets…

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s win over Cremonese and previews Napoli’s match against Sassuolo: Part 1:  Match Review - Napoli-Cremonese, including: the magic number, Lozano’s standout performance, winning despite playing poorly and other traits of champions (~1:52) Part 2:  Match Preview - Sassuolo-Napoli, including:  Sassuolo’s recent run of form, predicted starting XI’s, 3 keys to the match and match prediction (~21:23)

On Thursday, SSC Napoli issued a statement on the club’s official website confirming that Giacomo Raspadori has suffered a thigh injury. The injury was first reported in Wednesday’s training report, which noted that Raspadori ended training early due to a thigh strain and would undergo further tests. Tests on Thursday confirmed “a second-degree strain of the semimembranosus muscle of the left thigh.” Raspadori has already commenced therapies but injuries of this nature typically require 4-6 weeks of recovery time.

On Tuesday, Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti was one of the recipients of the Andrea Fortunato Award – Sport is Life, promoted by the Fioravante Polito Foundation. Spalletti spoke to the media after the presentation at the Coni Hall of Honour in Rome. “We absolutely must be responsible and disclose o these current and future generations what is important about the blood passport. It is no longer tolerable that there are people who lose their lives playing sports, at any level. We have seen witnesses and tragedies. Yara’s father was also moved by tragedy experienced and gave an important message, one…

Napoli's strike duo of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen led the way as Napoli rolled on to their sixth consecutive victory on Sunday. Here are four takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Tried and TestedEven against Serie A’s lowest-ranked club, Luciano Spalletti made no changes to the squad he fielded in Napoli’s 3-0 victory over Spezia. Clearly the Napoli Mister wants to collect as many points as possible before the Champions League resumes in the third week of February.The choice to start Hiving Lozano on the right wing was perhaps the only surprise. For the first time this season, Lozano has…