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Three Napoli players were in action on Saturday: Leo Østigård, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Stanislav Lobotka. Cramped Leo Østigård played the full 90 minutes in Norway’s UEFA Euro Group A qualification match against Oslo. The Napoli defender lined up on the left side of the centre back pairing in Norway’s 4-3-3 formation. It appeared Norway would hang on for the victory after Erling Haaland converted a penalty kick shortly after the hour mark. However, Scotland equalized with only five minutes remaining. Østigård, who took a heavy touch at the edge of his own area, took responsibility for the goal after the…

Four Napoli players were in action on Friday: Eljif Elmas, Amir Rrahmani, Piotr Zielinski and Bartosz Bereszyński. Wonderful Collapse Eljif Elmas played the full 90 minutes in North Macedonia’s UEFA Euro Group C qualification match. The Napoli midfielder/winger lined up as a No. 10 in the 2-3 defeat to Ukraine. Elmas doubled North Macedonia’s lead five minutes before the break with a wonderful strike from 25 yards out. The ball curled and dipped into the top corner at the far post, giving the home side a 2-0 lead. It seemed as though North Macedonia were going to coast to victory,…

Only one Napoli player was in action on Thursday: Giovanni Di Lorenzo. Alex Meret and Giacomo Raspadori suited up for Italy’s Nation’s League Semi-final against Spain, but neither featured in the match. Likewise, Giovanni Simeone suited up for Argentina’s friendly against Australia but also didn’t feature. Eliminated Giovanni Di Lorenzo played the full 90 minutes in Italy’s 2-1 defeat to Spain in UEFA Nations League Semi-final action. Lined up as a right wing-back in Roberto Mancini’s 3-5-2, Di Lorenzo was not hugely influential in the match. In the 73rd minute, with the score level at one, the Napoli captain had…

Between the AFCON qualifying, UEFA Euro qualifying and international friendlies, 13 Napoli players have been called up to their respective national teams for the upcoming international break. Kim Min-jae is not with the South Korea national team as he serves his mandatory military training during the summer. Hirving Lozano is not with the Mexico national team as he continues to recover from a knee sprain that caused him to miss the final four matches of the 2022/23 campaign. Finally, Mathias Olivera was not in the Uruguay squad for their friendly against Nicaragua, as Marcelo Bielsa experimented in his first match…

On Thursday, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia confirmed via a post on Facebook that he will not participate in the UEFA European U21 Championship, hosted in two nations: Romania and his home country of Georgia. The Napoli winger will participate in the senior team’s UEFA Euro qualifiers against Cyprus on the 17th of June and Scotland on the 20th of June, before enjoying the U21 Championship as a fan.  “It is a great honor to be a member of the expanded team that will play at the European Championship in a few days. After the longest football season for me, it is difficult…

On Thursday, SSC Napoli announced that the club has exercised its option to purchase Giovanni Simeone outright from Hellas Verona. Simeone, who scored nine goals in 33 appearances across all competitions, signed a contract to stay with Napoli for an additional three seasons, ending on the 30th of June, 2026. The new contract includes a club option to extend for an additional season, ending on the 30th of June, 2027. According to CalcioNapoli24, Napoli paid €13 to €14 million to redeem the Argentinian, most of which would have been covered by Monza's obligation to purchase Andrea Petagna for €10 million…

Italian media outlet Calcio e Finanza has published its estimates of the distribution of Serie A TV rights revenue, including a breakdown of how the distribution is calculated.Equal ShareIn total, Serie A generated €1.018 billion for the 2022/23 campaign. Half of the revenue (€509 million) is split equally amongst the 20 Serie A clubs. Thus, each club automatically collects €25.5 million.Catchment AreaCatchment area comprises 20% of TV revenue distribution, split into two components:  TV Ratings (8%) and Stadium Spectators (12%)TV Ratings8% of total revenue (€81.4) is divided between the 20 clubs based on television ratings. Napoli generated €8.8 million from it's…

Giuseppe Ambrosino played 56 minutes in Italy's U20 World Cup Final against Uruguay on Sunday. Despite the 1-0 defeat, 19-year-old's stock continues to rise. A product of the Napoli youth system, Ambrosino featured in in six of Italy's seven matches, all from the first minute. Ambrosino, who just completed his first professional season on loan at Como and Cittadella in Serie B, scored a goal and added two assists in the tournament. Born in Procida, the Neapolitan also won the free kick that Simone Pafundi converted to see Italy move past South Korea and into the Final.

On Sunday, UEFA's Technical Observer panel named Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season. Kvaratskhelia, who was also named the Serie A MVP, made nine appearances in this season's Champions League, scoring two goals and tallying four assists.