SSC Napoli

On Monday, Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti was presented with the Bulgarelli Award for the Best Coach in the Men’s Serie A. The award was promoted by the Italian Footballers’ Association, with the support of the Emilia-Romagna Region and the patronage of the municipality of Bologna. Though all three Italian coaches in the Semi-finals of Champions League hail from Emilia-Romagna, Spalletti was chosen for the award for leading Napoli to its first Scudetto in over three decades. “Bulgarelli was an important part of the history of Bologna and he did so thanks to his perseverance. Receiving it in the year in…

Napoli travel to Monza for a match between two clubs who have very little left to play for.AC MonzaUnbeaten in their last six matches, Monza are currently level with four other clubs (Fiorentina, Udinese, Bologna and Torino) on 46 points - already a successful campaign for the Serie A debutante. After five losses and a draw in his first six matches, Giovanni Stroppa was replaced by Raffaele Palladino. The Monza Primavera coach immediately won his first three matches, turning the tide for i biancorossi. Monza have been a difficult opponent for the Sette Sorelle, completing the double over Juventus while…

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 214 for the 34th round of matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between the 6th and 8th of March. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti:Fine of €3,000 to SSC Napoli for its supporters throwing three smoke bombs into the playing enclosure during the match; mitigated sanction pursuant to art. 29, paragraph 1 lett. b) CGS"

“We’ll do everything to bring the Scudetto back to Napoli,” said Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis, as he concluded a press conference in May of 2022. No one believed him. Even Luciano Spalletti, sitting next to De Laurentiis at the announcement of the club’s upcoming retreat at Castel di Sangro, appeared to tense up as his boss uttered the “S” word and “Napoli” in the same sentence. After all, it had been 33 years since his club last won the Scudetto, and they needed a D10S to do it.That was before the departures of Lorenzo Insigne (officially, after the winger…

On Friday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 210 for the 32nd round of matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested on the 4th of March. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: "Fine of €8,000 to SSC Napoli for its supporters throwing a flare, three smoke bombs and other objects of various kinds onto the pitch during the match; also for throwning two smoke bombs onto the pitch-side; mitigated sanction pursuant to art. 29, paragraph 1 lett. b) CGS." Meanwhile, Udinese were fined…

With Lazio defeating Sassuolo on Wednesday, Napoli will have their second chance to win the Scudetto on the field when they visit the Dacia Arena on Thursday.Udinese CalcioAndrea Sottil's goal is to finish as high up the table as possible, which might be the only way to motivate his club.  Udinese are currently ranked 13th in the Serie A table, 15 points clear of Hellas Verona in the relegation zone and 15 points behind Milan in the Europa Conference League position. Thus, the Friulani have very little left to play for.Udinese enjoyed a strong start to the season, going undefeated in…

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s disappointing draw against Salernitana on Sunday and previews Napoli’s match against Udinese on Thursday.Part 1 - Daniel Bowen joins Joe to review Napoli-Salernitana, with a specific focus on the atmosphere in and around the Stadio Maradona, before, during and after the match (~1:02)Part 2 - Match Preview:  Udinese vs Napoli, including Udinese’s recent form, injury updates and projected starting XI’s, 3 keys to the match and match prediction (~32:00)

On Monday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 205 for the 32nd round of matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested on the 30th of April. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: "Fine of €4,000 to the Naples club for its supporters throwing flares and plastic bottles pitch-side during the competition."

After Mathias Olivera headed in his second goal of the season, Napoli appeared to be heading towards their third ever league title. However, Salernitana had other plans. Boulaye Dia spoiled the party, curling in the equalizer with only six minutes of normal time remaining. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Spalletti's SubstitutionsLuciano Spalletti made his first substitutions at the hour mark, replacing Hirving Lozano and Piotr Zielinski with Giacomo Raspadori and Eljif Elmas. The double-change, which facilitated a shift in formation to a 4-2-3-1, appeared to be another stroke of genius from the Napoli coach. After three of…