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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen scored wondergoals as Napoli cruised to their seventh consecutive league victory. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press. Pick Your Poison While most clubs defend Napoli in a low block, Alessio Dionisi bravely asked his players to play their game. Though Sassuolo often played with ten men behind the ball, they did not simply drop back and defend (i.e. they defended in a mid block). In fact, they often pressed high. That created a dilemma for the Neroverdi.  When they defended in the mid block, they were faced with a Napoli side who…

Napoli and Sassuolo open the 23rd Round of the Serie A campaign, with the Azzurri looking to crack the 60-point mark, while Sassuolo hopes to extend its unbeaten run to five matches.US SassuoloWith two wins (against Milan and Atalanta) and two draws in their last four, Sassuolo seem to have finally found their form. Consequently, the Neroverdi have moved into a tie with Lecce and Fiorentina for 13th in the table. All three clubs are on 24 points, seven points clear of Hellas Verona in the final relegation position.It's no coincidence that the results have improved as the squad gets…

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s win over Cremonese and previews Napoli’s match against Sassuolo: Part 1:  Match Review - Napoli-Cremonese, including: the magic number, Lozano’s standout performance, winning despite playing poorly and other traits of champions (~1:52) Part 2:  Match Preview - Sassuolo-Napoli, including:  Sassuolo’s recent run of form, predicted starting XI’s, 3 keys to the match and match prediction (~21:23)

On Thursday, SSC Napoli issued a statement on the club’s official website confirming that Giacomo Raspadori has suffered a thigh injury. The injury was first reported in Wednesday’s training report, which noted that Raspadori ended training early due to a thigh strain and would undergo further tests. Tests on Thursday confirmed “a second-degree strain of the semimembranosus muscle of the left thigh.” Raspadori has already commenced therapies but injuries of this nature typically require 4-6 weeks of recovery time.

On Tuesday, Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti was one of the recipients of the Andrea Fortunato Award – Sport is Life, promoted by the Fioravante Polito Foundation. Spalletti spoke to the media after the presentation at the Coni Hall of Honour in Rome. “We absolutely must be responsible and disclose o these current and future generations what is important about the blood passport. It is no longer tolerable that there are people who lose their lives playing sports, at any level. We have seen witnesses and tragedies. Yara’s father was also moved by tragedy experienced and gave an important message, one…

Napoli's strike duo of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen led the way as Napoli rolled on to their sixth consecutive victory on Sunday. Here are four takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Tried and TestedEven against Serie A’s lowest-ranked club, Luciano Spalletti made no changes to the squad he fielded in Napoli’s 3-0 victory over Spezia. Clearly the Napoli Mister wants to collect as many points as possible before the Champions League resumes in the third week of February.The choice to start Hiving Lozano on the right wing was perhaps the only surprise. For the first time this season, Lozano has…

Napoli look to extend their second longest win streak of the season to six games, while Cremonese continue to seek their first victory since returning to the Italian top flight. SSC Napoli Luciano Spalletti continues to focus squarely on one match at a time, refusing to be distracted by the prospect of Napoli's first Scudetto in 33 years. The Napoli bench boss is well aware that the Partenopei are 13 points clear of their nearest rival and will be eager to collect as many points as possible during a favourable period in the calendar. After beating 17th-placed Spezia, Napoli host…

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews the match on Sunday against Cremonese, including: Cremonese’s first half of the season The curious coaching situation in Cremona Predicted starting lineups Three keys to the match Match prediction

On Friday, Lega Serie A announced that SSC Napoli striker Victor Osimhen was voted the EA Sports Player of the Month for January. Osimhen will be presented with the trophy prior to Napoli’s match against Cremonese at the Stadio Maradona on Sunday. The Nigerian received the most votes by fans in a poll that included Paulo Dybala (Roma), Lautaro Martinez (Inter), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Luis Alberto (Lazio). The five best players of the month were selected taking into account the advanced analysis of Stats Perform, created from the tracking data recorded with their Hawk-Eye system. It's the third time this…

In the first episode of the week, Chris Kaiser joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s win over Spezia, including:Part 1: A first half that actually wasn’t so bad; Kvara’s penalty kick; Osimhen rising high; and an unselfish third goal; (~0:54)Part 2: Osimhen goes into the stands; taking disgusting chants to another level; and the Ciro Santoriello video (~31:49)