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Napoli - Udinese Giornata 2a preview
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Napoli travel north to Udine in hopes of securing some points and setting straight the dismal showing against Cagliari. While an exciting in-week Coppa Italia match may have helped to shed the bitter taste of Napoli’s first home loss last Sunday, the true test for the Azzurri will be how they manage these tricky away fixtures [...]
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10-man Napoli come through
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The Napoletano cardiac kids did it again yesterday. Pushed to the brink last night, a 10-man Napoli pulled out a thriller last night in a match that had a little bit of everything. Over the last few years, Napoli has often played its most inspiring football when they’ve been shorthanded; a sure sign of the [...]
Category: match reviewNapoli - Livorno (Coppa Italia) match preview
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Napoli welcome A.S. Livorno to the San Paolo on Wednesday evening in the 3rd, and final, elimination round of the Coppa Italia. From here on out the competition switches to a series of home-and-away draws to determine the winner. Wednesday’s winner will take on S.S. Lazio in the round of 16. The next match against [...]
Category: match previewsNapoli 0 - Cagliari 2 Giornata 1 review
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Napoli’s return to Serie A felt more like a punch in the gut than a triumphant homecoming. The squad hadn’t lost a match at San Paolo in almost three years (Oct. 31, 2004, 2-1 against Chieti) and with all the talk of Cagliari being relegation candidates this year and the loss of captain David Suazo, [...]
Category: match reviewNapoli - Cagliari Preview
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The Stadio San Paolo should be electric for Napoli’s first home match in Serie A since a 2-2 draw against AS Roma on June 10, 2001. The calendar breaks nicely for
Napoli, at least in the first few weeks, as this must be seen as a match where a full three points is waiting for the [...]
Category: match previewsDe Laurentis’ promise
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During the Trofea Birra Moretti friendly on August 8, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis responded to the increase fan frustration over the dearth of acquisitions by claiming the squad would add three reinforcements during the remaining calciomercato. The rumours of potential signings included Lyon’s Brazilian magician Fred, under-achieving extraordinaire Alvaro Recoba, Argentinean legend Juan Roman [...]
Category: calciomercatoThe Lavezzi Show: Napoli 3 – Pisa 1
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The following match report is provided by Elio and the fine folks at ClubNapoli.it.
Super Lavezzi shoots Napoli into the 3rd round of the Coppa Italia. A hat-trick from the Argentinean at San Paolo decided the game [3-1] against Ventura’s team. Napoli came from behind, overcoming the Tuscans, thanks to the first official goals from the [...]
Category: Coppa ItaliaA glimpse of the future
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Ezequiel Lavezzi, “El Pocho,” provided a view of Napoli’s future last night. Lavezzi’s hat trick secured a home date with Livorno on Wednesday, August 29 and saved coach the Edy Reja the embarassment of bowing out to a Pisa side who had only scored 9 goals in 17 road matches last season in Serie C1. [...]
Category: Coppa ItaliaNapoli-Pisa (Coppa Italia)
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Napoli host newly Serie B promoted side Pisa Calcio in the second elimination round of the Coppa Italia on Saturday, August 18 at 8:45pm. Pisa won promotion based on their victory over Monza in a two-legged playoff tie. Pisa easily had the best defense in Serie C1 last season. Their stinginess was the single most important [...]
Category: Coppa ItaliaWell that was fun
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Napoli kicked off their campaign in spectacular fashion by crushing Cesena 4-0 in the 1st elimination match of the Coppa Italia. To put that result into perspective, Napoli hadn’t scored four goals since the first match of last year against Treviso. In fact, in 33 of last years 47 matches (including Coppa Italia ties) Napoli scored less than [...]
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