Napoli Femminile

On Monday, Napoli Femminile confirmed the renewal of forward Romina Pinna. Pinna arrived in Napoli in December 2021 and scored three goals in nine appearances, including a brace in Napoli’s 2-1 victory over Hellas Verona on February 26, 2022. The announcement comes a day after the Partenopee confirmed that midfielder Sara Tui wear the blue shirt again in 2022/23. “I didn’t want to leave Napoli with the disappointment of relegation and consequently I chose to stay in the blue shirt to try to live a different season” Despite the relegation, Pinna is now the fourth Napoli Femminile player to confirm…

Two former Napoli players have signed with Club de Regatas do Flamengo, commonly know as Flemango. First, striker Soledad James made the return trip to to Brazil, having played for Foz Cataras Futebol Clube, São Paulo Futebol Clube and Santos Futebol Clube between 2015 and 2017.  The Argentinian struggled to make an impact at Napoli, scoring only two goals in 14 appearances. She missed the start of the season due to a lengthy registration process. She also missed three matches due to suspension after sharing some choice words for the match official after Napoli’s controversial defeat to Sampsodia. Sole was…

Biagio Seno has been appointed as Napoli Femminile’s first ever Sporting Director. The law graduate joins Napoli after spending many years with Pomigliano. Though not Sporting Director, Seno was part of the team that helped Pomigliano achieve a double promotion - from Serie C to Serie A - as well as Serie A salvation over the past three seasons. "I am very happy to join Napoli Female, an important club that represents for me an opportunity for further professional growth after my career in Pomigliano, a company to which I will always be grateful for the opportunities that have been…

On July 2, 2022, Napoli Femminile President Alessandro Maiello, alongside honourary president Rafaele Carlino, announced the signing of new coach Dimitri Lipoff. The French coach is the first international coach of Napoli Femminile. Lipoff began his career with Lyon’s youth teams, where he worked as a physical trainer under Farid Benstiti. After two seasons at Lyon, Lipoff followed Bensiti to WFC Rossiyanka in Russia where he became assistant coach and athletic trainer. During this time there, Rossiyanka won the 2012 Russian Championship and reached the quarter-finals of the 2012/13 Women’s UEFA Champions League. At the same time, Lipoff became the…

On May 14, 2022, Napoli Calcio Femminile President Rafaele ‘Lello’ Carlino announced that he would be stepping down from his post as club President. A day earlier, Napoli lost 3-1 to Pomigliano and as a result, were relegated back down to Serie B. However, Carlino insists that Napoli’s relegation was not the reason for his resignation. “A thoughtful decision that is not the fruit of yesterday’s bitter regression. As per the patent between the partners of Napoli Femminile, in fact, the president is elected every two years by the Board of Directors representing the partner’s assembly. Therefore, I would have…