SSC Napoli

On Wednesday, SSC Napoli confirmed that Victor Osimhen suffered a muscle strain in his right thigh. According to Nigerian football journalist Oma Akatugba, Victor is expected to be out for two weeks. That means he will miss Napoli's three matches before the international break: Spezia in Serie A, Rangers in the Champions League and AC Milan in Serie A.

SSC Napoli coasted to a 4-1 victory over visiting Liverpool FC, as Piotr Zielinski scored a brace and André-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone scored their first of the competition. Napoli shocked Liverpool with three goals in the first half, and it easily could have been five or six. Less than a minute into the match, Victor Osimhen got to Giovanni Di Lorenzo's long ball before Allison, but hit the outside of the upright. Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia exploited Liverpool's high line throughout the half. In the fourth minute, James Milner used his hand to block a Piotr Zielinksi shot…

On Tuesday, Lega Serie A issued Official Communication No. 45 for the fifth round matches of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign contested between September 3rd and 5th. These are the words of Sports Judge Gerardo Mastandrea, assisted by Stefania Ginesio and by the representative of the AIA Carlo Moretti:  “Fine of €10,000 to the Lazio Society for having in its supporters, during the match, sung three times an insulting chorus of territorial origin against the supporters of the opposing team, witnessed by all the collaborators of the Federal Prosecutor positioned in the various parts of the stadium.” The fine follows…

Napoli return to the Champions League for the first time since 2020 with a new-look squad, while Liverpool hope to regain their form after a slow start to the EPL season.SSC NapoliAfter competing in the Europa League in the past two seasons, Napoli return to the Champions League, a competition the Partenopei competed in regularly during the 2010s.Napoli are coming off of an impressive 1-2 victory over Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, and hope to carry that momentum into this fixture.The first match of the Group Stage will be against a familiar foe. Napoli have drawn Liverpool in each…

UEFA has published SSC Napoli's squad for the group stage of the Champions League: Goalkeepers: Alex Meret and Salvatore SiriguDefenders: Min-jae Kim, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui, Amir Rrahmani, Mathias Olivera, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leo Østigård and Alessandro ZanoliMidfielders: Eljif Elmas, Piotr Zielinski, Stanislav Lobotka, Gianluca Gaetano, Tanguy Ndombélé and André-Frank Zambo AnguissaForwards: Victor Osimhen, Hirving Lozano, Giovanni Simeone, Matteo Politano, Alessio Zerbin, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Giacomo RaspadoriCoach: Luciano Spalletti

Napoli are back on top of the Serie A table after beating Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday (1-2). The hosts took an early lead through Mattia Zaccagni, but the Azzurri turned it around with goals from signings Min-jae Kim and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Here’s four takeaways from Napoli first real big match of the season. Survival mode Napoli took the lead in the 61st minute with a Kvaratskhelia rocket. The Georgian sensation already had two big chances after the break to put the Partenopei ahead. He fired one into the stands of the Olimpico, while Provodel, who was difficult…

After conceding an early goal, two of Napoli’s newcomers, Kim Min-jae and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, scored for Napoli to secure all three points.  Mattia Zaccagni opened the scoring only four minutes into the match, curling a low shot around Alex Meret to ignite the crowd at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.  Napoli responded well, controlling the run of play, while Lazio sat back and defended in a compact mid block.  Kim Min-jae equalized in the 38th minute from a corner kick, as was confirmed by the goal line technology.  The South Korean’s second of the season came moments after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s…

Both Lazio and Napoli will be looking to get back into the win column after disappointing draws against Sampdoria and Lecce, respectively.SS LazioLazio have had a dramatic start to the 2022/23 campaign. Though undefeated, they will feel they could have a better record heading into Round 5. Luis Maximiano was sent off only six minutes into his Lazio debut, but after an Adama Soumaoro red card, the biancocelesti  came from behind to win 2-1.Lazio were the better side in their second round fixture against Torino, but couldn't find the back of the goal in the scoreless draw. Lazio bounced back…

On Friday, Delfino Pescara 1936 confirmed the permanent transfer of Luca Palmiero from SSC Napoli. The midfield played for Pescara on a season-long loan in 2019/20. https://twitter.com/PescaraCalcio/status/1565365328695156739?s=20&t=nFiajghuvKGSLjCTgVUINw Palmiero is a product of the Napoli youth system, graduating from the Primavera in 2015, but was unable to break into the first team. He spent two seasons on loan in Serie C, first with ASD Akragas 2018 and then with Cosenza Calcio Srl. In 2017/18, Palmiero helped Cosenza earn promotion to Serie B after defeating ACR Siena 1904 in the Serie C promotion playoff. Palmiero recorded an assist in the final. Another…