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Napoli travelled to Bergamo to take on Atalanta on a weekend where, other than Milan, each of the top 5 played against a direct rival. It was the perfect opportunity to deliver a big hit to the opposition before the World Cup break and that is exactly what Spalletti’s men did (1-2). Forza Napoli Press gives you three takeaways. Neapolitan Resilience Napoli were fresh off their first defeat of the 2022/23 season. The Partenopei had already qualified for the knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League when they played Liverpool on Tuesday and lost 2-0. However, Napoli still topped their…

On Sunday, SSC Napoli announced that Fabrizio Versiero has been appointed as the clubs new Head of Administrative Services, filling the position previously occupied by Antonio Saracino. According to CalcioNapoli24, Versiero has experience as a forensic auditor and insolvency practioner with PwC, but has also worked for IBM, RSM Italy and AZ Risk and Intelligence.

Napoli look to bounce back from their first loss of the season, but it won’t be easy as the Azzurri travel to Bergamo for a battle between the top two clubs in Serie A.Atalanta BCDespite losing their first match of the season to Lazio in Round 11, Atalanta are beginning to find their rhythm. La Dea struggled to adapt to a new approach early in the season, but still managed to earn positive results.  Atalanta have benefitted from only playing only once a week, having failed to qualify for European Cup competitions last season.Unlike the Atalanta of previous seasons, who…

On Friday, the Associazione Italiana Calciatori (Italian Football Association) announced that Napoli centre back Kim Min-jae was awarded their Most Valuable Player for the month of October. Kim, who was also named the Serie A Player of the Month in September, played the full 90 minutes in all eight of Napoli's matches in October, and all eight of those matches resulted in victories.

On Friday, Lega Serie A announced that the Coach of the Month Award for the month of October had been awarded to Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti. Spalletti will be presented with the trophy at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona prior to Napoli's match against Empoli on Tuesday the 8th of November. According to the league, "the award was assigned by a jury of Directors of sports media who evaluated each coach on the basis of technical and sporting criteria and the quality of play of their teams, as well as their behaviour/fair play during matches. For the final calculation were…

On Friday, SSC Napoli announced via the club's daily training report that left winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will not travel to Bergamo for the match against Atalanta on Saturday due to an episode of acute lower back pain. Giacomo Raspadori, Eljif Elmas and Hirving Lozano are the likely alternatives to start on the left wing in Kvaratskhelia's place.

Napoli suffered their first loss of the 2022/23 campaign after conceding late goals to Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez.  However, despite the 2-0 loss at Anfield, gli Azzurri finished top of UEFA Champions League Group A.  Here are three takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.End of the StreakWith the loss, Napoli's streak of 13 consecutive victories (and 17 matches unbeaten) in all competitions came to and end.  If the streak had to end, it might as well have been in this match. By conceding fewer than four goals, the Azzurri still finished atop Group A.  Therefore, the loss was of…

According to transfer expert Nicolò Schira, Stanislav Lobotka will sign a contract extension in November. Schira reported on Twitter that Lobotka's new contract will expire in 2027, with a club option to extend for an additional year to 2028. That represents a two-year extension of the Slovakian's current contract, which expires in 2025. Lobotka will also see an increase in pay to €2.8 million net per season, plus an additional €0.5 million in bonuses. https://twitter.com/NicoSchira/status/1587181661468368897?s=20&t=6857Z5XL7KJJWzSfysJQjA

The top of Group A is on the line as Napoli travel to Anfield to take on Liverpool. Liverpool FC Since the loss to Napoli, Liverpool have been excellent in the Champions League, winning all four matches by a combined score of 14-2. However, it’s been an altogether different story domestically. After their dramatic loss to Leeds United on Saturday, Liverpool find themselves in 9th position in the EPL table. Since visiting the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the Reds have two wins, one draw, three losses and two matches postponed (against Wolves and Chelsea). ne of the wins was against Manchester…

Victor Osimhen scored his first hat trick in club football, while Alex Meret earned his third straight clean sheet, as Napoli picked up their 13th consecutive victory in all competitions. With the 4-0 win, the Partenopei moved six points clear of AC Milan, who play against Torino on Sunday. Here are four takeaways selected by Forza Napoli Press.Victor EruttaVictor Osimhen scored his fifth, sixth and seventh goals of the Serie A campaign. With the tripletta, Osimhen moved to the top of the Serie A goalscorer's charts, level with Marko Arnautovic, despite misses four matches due to injury. It was the Nigerian's…