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Rudi Garcia was outcoached by Vincenzo Italiano as Napoli suffered a 1-3 defeat to Fiorentina on Sunday, the Parternopei's third defeat at home this season. Here are four takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.OutcoachedRudi Garcia was simply out-coached and out-classed by Vincenzo Italiano on Sunday. With only two days of rest after Fiorentina’s Conference League match on Thursday, the ex-Spezia coach made seven changes to the squad he fielded against Ferencváros. Italiano boldly rested his top goalscorer Nico Gonzalez, playing Jonathan Ikone on the right wing instead. Nonetheless, Italiano made the necessary tactical adjustments to disrupt Napoli’s rhythm. Between the midfielders…

Rudi Garcia spoke to the media after Napoli’s 1-3 defeat to Udinese on Sunday. Forza Napoli Press provides a complete transcript of the press conference in English. Sky - Difficult evening, you lost it, you lost it badly, perhaps you even lost a bit of those certainties that you were trying to put together and find that identity on which you were working, the team also seemed a bit confused in the performance. Can you perhaps help us to read it?Garcia:  No, in my opinion we struggled to build from the back, but yes we lacked the lucidity to find Victor…

Napoli seek their third consecutive victory as they host Fiorentina at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Meanwhile, the visitors hope for a positive result having to travel only two days after their UEFA Conference League match on Thursday. SSC Napoli Napoli look to carry positive momentum into the international break. After dropping points in three consecutive league matches - a come-from behind defeat to Lazio, a 2-2 draw against Genoa and a scoreless draw against Bologna - the Azzurri beat Udinese and Lecce by a combined score of 8-1. The Partenopei will feel they deserved at least a point from Tuesday's…

On Friday, Rudi Garcia spoke to the media ahead of Napoli’s match on Sunday against Fiorentina. Forza Napoli Press provides a complete transcript of the press conference in English. Sky - I would ask you if against Fiorentina, considering that there is then the break, that you are looking for this continuity of encouraging signs that continue to arrive, perhaps the desire to beat a big club in Fiorentina, also considering the standings of course, is the match against Fiorentina the most important of your tenure so far?Garcia:  I have the habit of saying the same thing because it is the…

Carlo Ancelotti returns to Napoli, the city in which he coached prior to joining Real Madrid, for an early group-stage clash between the two clubs who are expected to advance from Group C. SSC Napoli Napoli appear to have found both their form and their fitness at just the right time. After dropping points in three consecutive league matches, Napoli responded with convincing victories over Udinese and Lecce, outsourcing their opponents 8-1. With input from his players, Garcia adjusted his tactics, striking a balance between keeping the ball and playing direct. This has resulted in better shot selection, more shot…

As the excitement of the new Champions League season builds up, calcio enthusiasts around the world eagerly anticipate epic clashes between top European clubs. Some of the most interesting group stage fixtures will be the contests between Napoli and Real Madrid. While Madrid have dominated the Champions League over the past decade, there are compelling reasons to believe that Napoli is poised to emerge as group winner. Group stage Vulnerability Real Madrid is prone to dropping points in the Group Stage, typically early in the round. In each of their Champions League-winning seasons, Los Blancos failed to win all six…

On Saturday, Napoli traveled to Lecce and, for the second consecutive match, scored for goals en route to a comfortable victory ahead of a big Champions League match against Real Madrid. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press. K-O Punch Though Napoli opened their 2023/24 Champions League campaign with a victory, Rudi Garcia was criticized for closing the match with five at the back. Against Lecce - a team who already have two impressive come-from-behind results this season - Garcia was far less pragmatic. Three of Napoli’s four goals were scored by second-half substitutes Victor Osimhen, Gianluca Gaetano…

After suffering their first defeat of the season, Lecce host Napoli at the Via del Mare. Meanwhile, the visitors will look to build off of their best performance of the season against Udinese.US LecceAfter starting the season unbeaten in five, Lecce managed only one shot attempt against Juventus and it didn’t hit the target. With five changes and an xG of 0.1, it was clear that Lecce played for a draw at the Allianz and nearly succeeded. Former Napoli player Arkadiusz Milik scored in the 57th minute, converting one of the few chances Juventus created in the match.The defeat ended…

On Thursday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 54 for the 6th round of matches of the 2023/24 Serie A campaign contested between the 26th and 27th of September. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: "The sports judge, given that during the matches played during the first leg of the sixth round, supporters of Lazio, Napoli and Salernitana, in violation of the regulations referred to in art. 25 paragraph 3 CGS, introduced into the sports facility and used exclusively in its sector, pyrotechnic material…

Piotr Zielinski scored a penalty kick, Victor Osimhen remained focused on the pitch, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia score his first since March and Giovanni Simeone opened his 2023/24 account in Napoli's 4-1 victory over Udinese on Wednesday. Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.What Happens Off the Pitch, Stays Off the PitchVictor Osimhen was doubtful for the Udinese match after the TikTok controversy boiled over only a day prior. Not only was Osimhen included in the squad, the Napoli No. 9 started the match against Udinese and scored Napoli’s second goal. After quick passes from Stanislav Lobotka and Matteo Politano…