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On Friday, SSC Napoli announced a new partnership with MatchWornShirt, a company who specializes is selling match-worn and autographed football shirts. As noted by Napoli's Chief International Development Partner, Tommaso Bianchini, this partnership is the latest in a series of partnerships intended to improve international fan engagement. https://twitter.com/sscnapoli/status/1555495382976798720?s=20&t=Ic9vnWaxxCVeRe7XO5k_Yg We are pleased to welcome MatchWornShirt within our network of international partners. Through this innovative digital platform we will allow our fans from all over the world to be able to collect the jerseys worn by our players during official matches. After the restyling of the new official website we have planned…

On Friday, Corriere della Sera published a long interview with SSC Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti. The interview covered a wide range of topics, including what the city of Napoli and Spalletti have in common, his relationship with Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis and, inevitably, Francesco Totti. Spalletti also addressed the departure of Dries Mertens. "Let's clarify: it wasn't me, it wasn't the club that didn't want him with us. Mertens could have given us a great hand. But the company made him an offer and he didn't accept. I keep myself out of these dynamics, and that's right" A player…

Napoli Mayor, Gaetano Manfredi, has elected to grant long-time Napoli player Dries Mertens honourary citizenship. Manfredi made the announcement after a City Council meeting on Friday. https://twitter.com/GaeManfredi/status/1555488228496531456?s=20&t=MN-lYhafJeSgtrKrtQguKw "I have had a lot of solicitations both from City Council and from many citizens, all struck by Mertens' bond with the city, also testified by his decision to keep his house in Napoli. We will start the process of honourary citizenship because it seems to me not only appropriate but also a recognition to one of our fellow citizens who has given so much from a sporting point of view and also…

Matteo Politano walked off the pitch in the 20th minute of Napoli’s friendly against Girona FC, clutching his left calf. On Wednesday, SSC Napoli confirmed that Politano suffered a calf strain, but did not indicate the severity of the injury. A Grade 1 calf strain, the least severe of the three classifications of calf strains, takes approximately two weeks to recover from. That would rule Politano out for Napoli’s final summer friendly against RCD Espanyol on Saturday. The injury could also keep Politano out of Napoli’s opening match of the 2022/23 campaign against Hellas Verona on Monday, August 15.

On Wednesday, SSC Napoli hosted La Liga club Girona FC for the third friendly match at the Stadio Teofilo Patini in Castel Di Sangro. After consecutive draws in the friendlies against Adana Demirspor and Mallorca, Napoli defeated Girona 3-1. Matteo Politano exited the match midway through the first half with an apparent calf injury. He was replaced by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, confirming that the Georgian did not suffer a serious injury in Napoli’s previous friendly match against Mallorca. Napoli opened the scoring in the 27th minute after ex-Napoli player David Lopez inadvertently redirected Hirving Lozano’s cross into the back of his…

On Wednesday, Dries Mertens posted a heartfelt farewell message to Napoli fans, teammates and staff on his Instagram page. In the post, Mertens thanked the people of Napoli and confirmed that he will keep his house on the bay, so he can return home as often as possible. https://twitter.com/dries_mertens14/status/1554912246849060865?s=20&t=3GydjL9YaCxvWrYcsSvkuw Dear Neapolitans, my fellow citizens. I knew this day would come eventually, but I never knew it would be so difficult for me…Saying goodbye to this city that adopted me, that loved me and supported me through both difficult times and wonderful times. The records and victories will be in the…