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Six Napoli players were in action on Friday: Giacomo Raspadori, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Eljif Elmas, Kim Min-jae and Mathias Olivera.Jack and JohnGiacomo Raspadori scored the lone goal in Italy's 1-0 victory over England.  The forward cushioned down the long ball from Leonardo Bonucci before curling a shot around Nick Pope.Like his performance against Spezia in Serie A, Raspadori had a few awkward touches early in the match, but continued to work hard and was rewarded for his efforts.Raspadori played as the second striker in Roberto Mancini's newly formed 3-5-2 formation, alongside former Sassuolo teammate Gianluca Scamacca. In the…

Two Napoli players were in action on Thursday: Piotr Zielinski and Stanislav Lobotka. Piotr Zielinski Zielinski played 86 minutes in Poland’s 0-2 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands. However, Zielinski was one of the few bright spots for Poland in the defeat.  The Napoli midfielder began the match as one of the two trequartisti in Czeslaw Michniewicz’ 3-4-2-1 formation, before moving to the 10 in the second half, after Arkadiuz Milik replaced Karol Linetty. Zielinski was the driving force behind the Poland attack, though Poland’s chances were few and far between.  Poland’s best chance came in the 52nd minute,…

Stay up-to-date on all Napoli players in action during the international break with the complete schedule below! DateMatchTournamentNapoli PlayersSeptember 22, 2022Slovakia vs AzerbaijanUEFA Nations LeagueStanislav LobotkaSeptember 22, 2022Poland vs NetherlandsUEFA Nations LeaguePiotr ZielinskiSeptember 23, 2022Italy vs EnglandUEFA Nations LeagueAlex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessio Zerbin, Giacomo RaspadoriSeptember 23, 2022Georgia vs North MacedoniaUEFA Nations LeagueKhvicha Kvaratskhelia, Eljif ElmasSeptember 23, 2022South Korea vs Costa RicaInternational FriendlyKim Min-jaeSeptember 23, 2022Iran vs UruguayInternational FriendlyMathias OliveraSeptember 24, 2022Slovenia vs NorwayUEFA Nations LeagueLeo ØstigårdSeptember 24, 2022Northern Ireland vs KosovoUEFA Nations LeagueAmir RrahmaniSeptember 24, 2022Czech RepublicUEFA Nations LeagueMario RuiSeptember 24, 2022Mexico vs PeruInternational FriendlyHirving LozanoSeptember 25, 2022Slovakia…

With the domestic leagues pausing for the international break, 15 Napoli players have been called up for international duty. Five players have been called up by Roberto Mancini's Italy squad: Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessio Zerbin, Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori.  However, Politano has returned to Napoli after tests confirmed that the winger sprained his right ankle in Napoli's 1-2 victory over AC Milan. Nine other players have been called up to their respective countries: Eljif Elmas Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Stanislav Lobotka Hirving Lozano Kim Min-jae Mathias Olivera Leo Østigård Amir Rrahmani Mario Rui Piotr Zielinski

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 51 for the seventh round matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between September 16th and 18th. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by the representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti: “Fine of €15,000 to AC Milan club for its supporters, before the start of the match, chanting an insulting chorus of territorial origin towards the supporters of the opposing team, perceived by all the collaborators of the Federal Prosecutor's Office positioned in the various parts of the stadium; also, at 10…

On Tuesday, SSC Napoli confirmed via a statement on the club’s official website that right winger Matteo Politano has left Azzurri training at Coverciano and returned to Napoli. Politano suffered an ankle injury in Napoli’s 1-2 victory over Milan in Napoli’s final match before the international break. Here is the statement from the club. Matteo Politano leaves the national team and returns to Naples. The blue striker, who suffered a sprained trauma to his right ankle on Sunday at the San Siro against Milan, will return to the SSCN Konami Training Center where rehabilitation will begin after the evaluation of the…

Matteo Politano converted his second penalty kick in as many matches and Giovanni Simeone responded to Olivier Giroud’s equalizer with yet another important goal in Napoli’s 1-2 victory over AC Milan. Milan were on the offensive for the majority of the first half, while Napoli struggled to play out of the Rossoneri’s high press. However, the home side were foiled on a couple of occasions by Alex Meret. The Napoli shot-stopper made impressive reaction saves on Giroud and Rade Krunic to maintain the clean sheet heading into the break. Napoli’s play improved in the second half, beginning with a penalty…

Napoli travel to Milan for their first big match of the season, will first place in Serie A on the line. AC Milan After winning their first scudetto in over a decade, Milan were sold by Elliott Advisors UK Inc. to Redbird Capital Partners. The prolonged negotiations delayed the renewals of Paolo Maldini and Daniele Massaro, which in turn delayed Milan’s summer transfer market. As a result, the Bianconeri missed out on two players they were heavily linked to in the summer. Sven Botman moved to Newcastle United in the English Premier League. Milan have instead relied on Pierre Kalulu…

On Friday, the FIGC released Roberto Mancini’s call-ups for Italy’s Nations League matches later this month. Among the 29-man squad are five Napoli players: Alex Meret, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matteo Politano, Giacomo Raspadori and Alessio Zerbin. The squad will meet at the Federal Technical Centre in Coverciano on Sunday the 18th of September. They will stay there until the 22nd before traveling to Milan, where the Azzurri will play England the following day From there, the Azzurri will head to Budapest to play against Hungary on the 26th. Hungary are currently top of Group 3, League A on seven points.…

If was a night of firsts, with Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori scoring their first ever goals in the UEFA Champions League and Tanguy Ndombele scoring his first for SSC Napoli, as the Azzurri moved to the top of Group A with a 0-3 win over Rangers FC. The match, which was postponed by 24 hours, began with tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II, including a moment of silence, a British flag tifo and a non-UEFA-sanctioned performance of God Save the Queen. The home side was energized by the crowd at the Ibrox Stadium, which featured no Napoli fans,…