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Four Napoli players were in action on Tuesday:  Amir Rrahmani, Leo Østigård, Mathias Olivera Kim Min-jae and . Mario Rui was on the bench for Portugal's final match in League A, Group 2 of the UEFA Nations League, but did not feature. Likewise, Hirving Lozano was on the bench for Mexico's friendly against Colombia, but did not feature either. Amir's Return Amir Rrahmani played 64 minutes in Kosovo’s 5-1 victory over Cyprus, confirming that the injury he suffered against Milan was in fact minor. With Kosovo controlling the run of play, the Napoli central defender had very little to do…

Four Napoli players were in action on Monday: Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Giacomo Raspadori, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Eljif Elmas. On to the Finals Giovanni Di Lorenzo played the full 90 minutes and Giacomo Raspadori played 72 minutes in Italy's 0-2 victory over Hungary. Once again, Raspadori and Di Lorenzo stood out in Roberto Mancini's 3-5-2 formation, particularly in the attack. Raspadori opened the scoring after Wilfried Gnonto pressed Hungary goalkeeper Peter Gulasci into conceding possession in front of his own goal. The Napoli forward was first to the rebound and calmly rolled in his second goal in as many matches for…

Two Napoli players were in action on Sunday:  Stanislav Lobotka and Piotr Zielinski. Set Piece Struggles Stanislav Lobotka played the full 90 minutes in Slovakia's 1-1 draw to Belarus. Once again, Lobotka lined up as the regista in Francesco Calzona's 4-3-3 formation. Though Slovakia controlled the run of play, Belarus opened the scoring from a corner kick late in the first half.  The goal was eerily similar to the late winner Slovakia conceded to  Azerbaijan only four days prior. Substitute Adam Zreľák scored an acrobatic equalizer midway through the second half to earn Calzona's first point since taking over as…

Three Napoli players were in action on Saturday: Leo Østigård, Mario Rui and Hirving Lozano. Amir Rrahmani was not in the squad for Kosovo's match against Northern Ireland due to a minor injury he suffered in the Milan match, but is expected to return for Kosovo's match against Cyprus on Tuesday. Air Leo Leo Østigård played the full 90 minutes in Norway's 2-1 defeat to Slovenia. Østigård was the standout player in the first half, coming close on three separate occasions. The Napoli centre back thought he opened the scoring in the 10th minute after beating Jan Oblak with a…

Six Napoli players were in action on Friday: Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Eljif Elmas, Kim Min-jae and Mathias Olivera.Jack and JohnGiacomo Raspadori scored the lone goal in Italy's 1-0 victory over England.  The forward cushioned down the long ball from Leonardo Bonucci before curling a shot around Nick Pope.Like his performance against Spezia in Serie A, Raspadori had a few awkward touches early in the match, but continued to work hard and was rewarded for his efforts.Raspadori played as the second striker in Roberto Mancini's newly formed 3-5-2 formation, alongside former Sassuolo teammate Gianluca Scamacca. In the…