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Napoli - Genoa to be played behind closed doors
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This Sunday was set to mark a wonderful reunion between Genoa and Napoli fans at the Stadio San Paolo. The two fan bases have formed a great friendship and ever since the dramatic last day of the season last year (when both sides earned automatic promotion), they’ve pointed to Sunday’s encounter as a chance to [...]
Category: FIGC
The Marco Amelia show
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Azzurri backup keeper Marco Amelia has been a lighting rod of sorts throughout his brief career. The Roman keeper came up through the A.S. Roma youth system and as a 19-year old was loaned out to the Amaranto. The following year he made 35 appearances for Livorno in Serie B and his career took off.
Amelia won [...]
Category: match reviewNapoli - Livorno match preview
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Rookie Livorno coach Fernardo Orsi brings his squad into San Paolo on Wednesday for the fifth match of the season. The mid week encounter will test both sides but especially be hard on Livorno who have just played Inter last Sunday and then will have to play an in-form Fiorentina after the Napoli encounter. Orsi [...]
Category: match previewsNapoli-Empoli match review
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Napoli drew 0-0 with Empoli in Giornata 4 yesterday with nearly half the fans in the Tuscan stadium there to represent the Azzurri from Napoli. A crowd of just under 12,000 saw a back and forth match at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. The battle of the Azzurri’s drew 5,000 Napoli supporters who made the 500 [...]
Category: match reviewNapoli - Empoli match preview
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Napoli travel north to Tuscany to take on Empoli FC at the Stadio Carlo Castellani. Gigi Cagni took over the Tuscan side in January 2006 and led them to a surprising 10th place slot. The Brescia-born tactician proved it was no fluke as he guided Empoli to a 7th place finish last year. [...]
Category: match previewsNapoli - Sampdoria match review
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FIFA international breaks can sometimes provide clubs with a fair amount of angst as they fret over their brightest, and usually youngest stars. Will the players return too tired? Will they pick up any knocks preventing them from playing their best when they return to their club? Will training and playing amongst the best in [...]
Category: match reviewNational team caps
By: Joe | 1 Comment
All of Napoli’s national team call ups have returned to Castelvolturno. I refuse to complain about players being called to international duty as playing for your country should be the highest honor for a footballer. To be fair, Napoli hasn’t had to deal with the issue very much as of late. The current international break [...]
Category: Team NewsMoney talks
By: Joe | 2 Comments
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis is certainly putting “his money where
his mouth is.” The beloved leader of S.S.C. Napoli has vowed to return Napoli to
its glorious past. He has expressed his desire to be mentioned not only with the
giants of Italy but to have Napoli take its place with European giants Real
Madrid, Bayern Munich and [...]
Category: De LaurentisZio Aurelio
By: Joe | 2 Comments
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentis’ place among Napoletanos is already secure. No matter what happens during the rest of his tenure, De Laurentis will be remembered as the man who restored S.S.C. Napoli from the ashes. Four short years ago De Laurentis purchased Napoli after they were declared bankrupt with €70 million in debt, relegated [...]
Category: De LaurentisThe Reja Zone
By: Joe | 8 Comments
My skills as a prognasticator are only surpassed by my skills to convince professional beach volleyball players to buy me drinks and allow me to spread massage oil on their aching muscles. After a thrilling Coppa Italia match in which a 10-man Napoli went 120 minutes and won on penalty kicks when the socialist republic [...]
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