Napoli Serie A title celebration on hold after draw with Salernitana
1 year, 7 months ago

Napoli Serie A title celebration on hold after draw with Salernitana

The Hindu  

Napoli will have to wait at least a few more days to seal the Serie A title after drawing 1-1 with regional rival Salernitana on Sunday — disappointing legions of fans of the southern club who had already started celebrating in anticipation of the championship. The Partenopei could have clinched with a record six rounds to spare if they beat Salernitana but Boulaye Dia equalized for the visitors six minutes from time after Mathias Olivera had given Napoli the lead. “The guys are so disappointed they couldn’t provide joy to the amazing crowd,” Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said. “Salernitana are organized and they shut down in defense, which made it more difficult, and then we were a little naive on the goal we conceded.” Napoli visits Udinese in its next match on Thursday, a day after Lazio hosts Sassuolo and Juventus hosts Lecce. Osimhen had a couple of early chances for Napoli – one of them stopped by Salernitana’s standout goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who recently went to his fifth World Cup with Mexico.

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Serie A 2024-25: Napoli denied top spot after second consecutive loss to Lazio
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Serie A 2024-25: Napoli denied top spot after second consecutive loss to Lazio

The Hindu  

Lazio denied Napoli the chance to return to the top of the Serie A standings with a 1-0 away win on Sunday, its second victory this week over Napoli, following its midweek Coppa Italia success. Napoli remains second on 32 points, two behind leader Atalanta and while Lazio stays fifth, the win moved it level on 31 points with Inter …

Inter Milan celebrates with parade after securing the Serie A title
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Inter Milan celebrates with parade after securing the Serie A title

China Daily  

Inter Milan players and staff parade on a bus to celebrate the scudetto after the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Torino outside the San Siro Stadium in Milan April 28, 2024. MILAN — Thousands of fans lined the streets on Sunday as Inter Milan was paraded in an open-air bus from the San Siro stadium to …

Watch: Furious supporters launch flares onto pitch as Napoli's nightmare continues after crumbling at Torino in Serie A
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Furious supporters launch flares onto pitch as Napoli's nightmare continues after crumbling at Torino in Serie A

Hindustan Times  

Napoli plunged deeper into crisis on Sunday after crashing to a 3-0 defeat at Torino which ended with fiery protests from fans and humiliation for the troubled Serie A champions. Napoli players look dejected after the match Furious supporters launched flares onto the pitch at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino during the latest embarrassing loss which left Napoli languishing in …

Napoli says Mazzarri’s job is not at risk after horror 3-0 loss at Torino. Juventus and Milan win
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Napoli says Mazzarri’s job is not at risk after horror 3-0 loss at Torino. Juventus and Milan win

Associated Press  

MILAN — Barely a year ago, Napoli fans were singing in Turin that their team was going to win the Serie A title following a 4-0 victory. A horror show for Napoli — that included defender Pasquale Mazzocchi being sent off just four minutes into his debut — left the team ninth in Serie A, 20 points behind league leader …

Napoli off to slow start to Serie A title defence
1 year, 2 months ago

Napoli off to slow start to Serie A title defence

The Hindu  

There are still blue-and-white streamers hanging over alleyways and banners all over the city celebrating Napoli’s first Serie A title since the days when Diego Maradona played for the club. So it’s plain to see why new Napoli coach Rudi Garcia is already under pressure, with club president Aurelio De Laurentiis meeting several times with the coach recently amid speculation …

Napoli set to lift Serie A trophy but bid farewell to Luciano Spalletti
1 year, 6 months ago

Napoli set to lift Serie A trophy but bid farewell to Luciano Spalletti

The Hindu  

The joy of ending a 33-year wait for the Italian league title will be tinged with melancholy for Napoli on Sunday. Napoli won the Serie A title with five matches to spare and the players will finally get their hands on the trophy after the final match of the season — against Sampdoria at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. It …

Napoli celebrates title at home in ‘City of Miracles’
1 year, 7 months ago

Napoli celebrates title at home in ‘City of Miracles’

The Hindu  

Napoli players and fans chanted “It’s us, it’s us, we are the champions of Italy” as the southern team marked winning the league title with a joyous celebration lasting more than two hours at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. “We haven’t slept at all the past couple of days.” The team walked around each corner of the stadium, dancing and …

Italy’s Naples explodes in joy as Napoli finally regains Serie A crown
1 year, 7 months ago

Italy’s Naples explodes in joy as Napoli finally regains Serie A crown

The Hindu  

The southern Italian city of Naples exploded into what was shaping up to be a long night of celebrations on Thursday as local team Napoli secured its first Serie A title in more than three decades, sweeping away years of disappointment. Udinese are based in Italy’s north-east, more than 800 kilometres away from Naples, so many Napoli fans stayed home …

Ten Reasons Why Napoli's Serie A Title Win is Special
1 year, 7 months ago

Ten Reasons Why Napoli's Serie A Title Win is Special

News 18  

Napoli, a soccer team in Italy, has won its first Serie A title since 1990, led by league-scoring leader Victor Osimhen. The victory brings back memories of Diego Maradona, who led Napoli to its only previous Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990. Here are ten reasons why Napoli’s tittle win is special: It’s the first time a club south …

Photos: Napoli fans celebrate Italian football league title
1 year, 7 months ago

Photos: Napoli fans celebrate Italian football league title

Al Jazeera  

Naples, Italy – A young man grabs his friend by the shoulders and shakes him, overwhelmed with joy. We beat the north!” In the second half of Thursday night’s game with Udinese, Napoli player Victor Osimhen scored the goal that secured the team’s place as the 2023 Italian Serie A champions. Both wins came from a team led by Argentine …

Napoli seal first Italian football league title in 33 years
1 year, 7 months ago

Napoli seal first Italian football league title in 33 years

Al Jazeera  

A 1-1 draw at Udinese gave Napoli the point they needed to win first league title since 1990. Napoli finally ended their long wait to win Serie A, joining late club icon Diego Maradona in the history books by being crowned Italian champions with a record-equalling five matches to play. A 1-1 draw at Udinese on Thursday gave Napoli the …

Napoli wins 1st title since Maradona played for the club
1 year, 7 months ago

Napoli wins 1st title since Maradona played for the club

Associated Press  

ROME — Below a giant mural of Diego Maradona, Napoli fans celebrated the Italian league soccer title as if they were at the game — singing, jumping and lighting flares. As Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti put it after the Partenopei sealed their first league title since Maradona led the club to the 1987 and 1990 championships, the late Argentina standout’s …

Napoli’s title was not expected at start of the season
1 year, 7 months ago

Napoli’s title was not expected at start of the season

Associated Press  

When Lorenzo Insigne, Dries Mertens and Kalidou Koulibaly left Napoli after several years of near misses, many thought the likelihood of a first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona went out the door with them. It’s Napoli’s first Sere A title since Maradona led the club to its only two championships in 1987 and 1990. His skills …

How Napoli finally won the Serie A title – 33 years AD (after Diego)
1 year, 7 months ago

How Napoli finally won the Serie A title – 33 years AD (after Diego)

New York Times  

When Paolo Sorrentino went on stage to collect the Oscar for Best Foreign Film nine years ago, he wanted to thank his sources of inspiration “Federico Fellini, J.R.R. “We bought jerseys from the shop on the corner, assembled a team late, and trained on the Ariston pitches in Paestum.” Napoli’s old training ground in the Soccavo neighbourhood of town, nicknamed …

Naples gears up again for huge title party at home
1 year, 7 months ago

Naples gears up again for huge title party at home

The Hindu  

Napoli will open up the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Thursday night for a live screening of its away game with Udinese when it hopes to clinch the league title, local authorities said on Tuesday. Napoli also expects as many as 10,000 fans to make the long trek to northeast Italy for a match when a point will be enough …

Napoli’s title march bringing football glory back to southern Italy
1 year, 7 months ago

Napoli’s title march bringing football glory back to southern Italy

The Hindu  

Napoli fans are counting down the days until their team finally ends a three-decade Serie A title drought and takes the crown back down south after decades of dominance from the big clubs of the country’s richer north. Lucio Lamberti, a professor at the Polytechnic University of Milan and an expert in economic strategy, says that Napoli’s title is “an …

Naples expects an ‘earthquake of joy’ when Napoli wins Serie A after 33 years
1 year, 7 months ago

Naples expects an ‘earthquake of joy’ when Napoli wins Serie A after 33 years

The Hindu  

Before Gaetano Manfredi was elected mayor of Naples in 2021, he was a university professor specializing in seismic engineering — preparing and designing buildings to withstand earthquakes. “If we do this thing, we’ll remain on the walls of Naples forever,” Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said — avoiding the word “scudetto.” Every neighbourhood in the city, from the steep and narrow …

Napoli Fans Greet Players at Airport After Win at Juventus as Historic Title Edges Closer
1 year, 8 months ago

Napoli Fans Greet Players at Airport After Win at Juventus as Historic Title Edges Closer

News 18  

Thousands of joyous Napoli supporters greeted the team early Monday as they returned from their victory over Juventus, which brought the prospect of a historic Serie A title within touching distance. IPL 2023: Orange Cap Complete List of Batters with Most Runs, Check here Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the two stars of Luciano Spalletti’s team, climbed onto the roof …

Napoli get Serie A title charge back on track with victory at Lecce
1 year, 8 months ago

Napoli get Serie A title charge back on track with victory at Lecce

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A bizarre 64th-minute own goal from Lecce defender Antonino Gallo, who chested …

Napoli faces new challenge: Responding to a heavy loss
1 year, 8 months ago

Napoli faces new challenge: Responding to a heavy loss

Associated Press  

ROME — Out of nowhere, Napoli is facing what might be its biggest challenge yet. “And now we know that from here on there are going to be very hard battles to bring home the scudetto.” Until the Milan defeat, Napoli fans had been casting aside superstitions and painting the city blue as if the team had already won the …

Serie A: League Leaders Napoli Open up 21 Point Gap at Top With 4-0 Demolition of Torino
1 year, 9 months ago

Serie A: League Leaders Napoli Open up 21 Point Gap at Top With 4-0 Demolition of Torino

News 18  

Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia were again the heroes for Napoli as Italy’s champions-elect thumped Torino 4-0 and moved a whopping 21 points clear at the Serie A summit. Nigeria striker Osimhen took his league-leading goal tally to 21 with two towering headers in each half with Kvaratskhelia’s 35th-minute penalty sandwiched in between. Kvaratskhelia then laid on Tanguy Ndombele’s first …

Serie A: The players showed great hunger, says Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti after 4-0 win vs Torino
1 year, 9 months ago

Serie A: The players showed great hunger, says Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti after 4-0 win vs Torino

India Today  

Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti has heaped praise on his players, saying they showed great hunger in their win over Torino. Speaking after their win over Torino, Spalletti said his players showed hunger and showed that they are cut from a different cloth. With this win, Napoli moved a step closer to their first Serie A title since the legendary Diego …

Serie A: Rampant Napoli Crush Juventus 5-1 to Move 10 Points Clear
1 year, 11 months ago

Serie A: Rampant Napoli Crush Juventus 5-1 to Move 10 Points Clear

News 18  

Napoli’s dreams of a first Serie A title since the days of Diego Maradona are more alive than ever after thrashing Juventus 5-1 on Friday and moving 10 points clear at the summit. Osimhen couldn’t quite get on the end of Kim Min-Jae’s long ball in the 12th minute but the Nigeria international was not to be denied and two …

How Napoli produced the best team performance of the season against Juventus
1 year, 11 months ago

How Napoli produced the best team performance of the season against Juventus

New York Times  

We’re less than midway through the 2022-23 European league season — thanks to the unusual timing of World Cup 2022 — but it seems likely we’ve seen the most memorable team performance of the campaign. Second, they quickly played balls into the channels for Victor Osimhen to chase, and Juventus couldn’t cope with his runs — partly, perhaps, as wide …

Napoli handed 1st loss as Serie A resumes after long break
1 year, 11 months ago

Napoli handed 1st loss as Serie A resumes after long break

Associated Press  

ROME — Napoli probably wishes Serie A never stopped. Edin Džeko scored near the hour mark, goalkeeper André Onana made a big save in the 90th and Inter Milan beat Napoli 1-0 at the San Siro to reopen the race for the Serie A title. Defending champion AC Milan pulled to within five points by beating Salernitana 2-1, Juventus moved …

Serie A: Napoli Hold off Udinese Fightback to Seal 11th Successive Win
2 years, 1 month ago

Serie A: Napoli Hold off Udinese Fightback to Seal 11th Successive Win

News 18  

Napoli almost squandered the chance of setting a club record of 11 consecutive Serie A victories within a season when they let slip a three-goal advantage before securing a 3-2 home win over Udinese on Saturday. Victor Osimhen put the league leaders ahead after 15 minutes when he elegantly headed home a cross from Elif Elmas. Udinese reduced the deficit …

Serie A: Napoli beat Udinese 3-2 to go 11 points clear at the top
2 years, 1 month ago

Serie A: Napoli beat Udinese 3-2 to go 11 points clear at the top

Firstpost  

Luciano Spalletti’s side were cruising to the three points after Victor Osimhen, Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas gave them a three-goal lead just before the hour mark. Naples: Napoli stretched their Serie A lead to 11 points on Saturday after surviving a late scare against Udinese to claim a 3-2 win. But quickfire strikes from Ilija Nestorovski and Lazar Samardzic …

Serie A: Napoli Continue To Lead, Lazio Post Easy Win, Udinese Winning Streak Ends
2 years, 2 months ago

Serie A: Napoli Continue To Lead, Lazio Post Easy Win, Udinese Winning Streak Ends

News 18  

Napoli continued their winning streak as Victor Osimhen’s late goal secured them a 1-0 win at AS Roma, meaning Luciano Spalletti’s men now have a three-point lead at the top of Serie A over title holders AC Milan. Lazio did not have any trouble getting a comfortable 2-0 win at Atalanta on Sunday with goals from Mattia Zaccagni and Felipe …

Serie A Round-Up: Napoli, Milan top of table ahead of upcoming clash
2 years, 9 months ago

Serie A Round-Up: Napoli, Milan top of table ahead of upcoming clash

The Hindu  

Departing Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne scored one goal and set up a stoppage-time winner to help his side beat Lazio 2-1 and move level on points with AC Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday, ahead of their eagerly anticipated clash next weekend. Just as it seemed as though Pedro’s late equalizer would prevent Napoli from moving top, …

Napoli thrashes Salernitana to keep pace with Serie A leader
2 years, 11 months ago

Napoli thrashes Salernitana to keep pace with Serie A leader

The Hindu  

Napoli kept pace with Serie A leader Inter Milan after thrashing local rival Salernitana 4-1 on Sunday, its third league victory in a row. That was only a brief reprieve for the visitors from across the Gulf of Naples, however, as Dries Mertens put Napoli back in front from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, before Amir Rahmani tapped …

Serie A: Napoli hold top spot after maintaining perfect start at Fiorentina
3 years, 2 months ago

Serie A: Napoli hold top spot after maintaining perfect start at Fiorentina

Firstpost  

Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli have a perfect 21 points from their first seven league matches thanks to their come-from-behind victory at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence, which came thanks to strikes from Hirving Lozano and Amir Rrahmani either side of half-time. However Lozano levelled six minutes before the break after Bartlomiej Dragowski saved Lorenzo Insigne’s penalty and then denied the …

Serie A: Napoli squander early goal advantage in 1-3 loss at Verona as Juventus move into top-four
3 years, 10 months ago

Serie A: Napoli squander early goal advantage in 1-3 loss at Verona as Juventus move into top-four

Firstpost  

Hirving Lozano scored after just nine seconds but Napoli lost 3-1 at Hellas Verona on Sunday, allowing Juventus to climb into the Serie A top four after beating Bologna. “We want to return to the Champions League but we can’t if we perform like this.” Gattuso’s side got off to a perfect start in Verona as, almost straight from kick-off, …

Serie A: Napoli Pay Tribute to Maradona With Four-goal Win Over Roma
4 years ago

Serie A: Napoli Pay Tribute to Maradona With Four-goal Win Over Roma

News 18  

Napoli, playing in Argentina-style shirts as a tribute to the late Diego Maradona, demolished AS Roma 4-0 in Serie A on another poignant evening on Sunday. Lorenzo Insigne put Napoli ahead with a sublime free-kick worthy of the Argentine himself in the 30th minute and celebrated by running halfway across the pitch to collect and kiss a shirt with Maradona’s …

Napoli handed a 3-0 defeat, deducted one point over unplayed match
4 years, 2 months ago

Napoli handed a 3-0 defeat, deducted one point over unplayed match

The Hindu  

Napoli has been handed a 3-0 defeat and had one point deducted for failing to play its Serie A match away to Juventus earlier this month amid confusion over Italian soccer's COVID-19 rules. Napoli did not travel to Turin for the match on Oct 4., saying its local health authority had told the players to stay at home after two …

Napoli wins as spectators return to Serie A
4 years, 3 months ago

Napoli wins as spectators return to Serie A

The Hindu  

Napoli pounced on two defensive mistakes to win 2-0 at Parma in its opening match of the season on Sunday as spectators returned to Serie A for the first time since March. Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne got Napoli's campaign off to a winning start with second-half goals shortly after club record signing Victor Osimhen was brought on for his …

Serie A: Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne Score as Napoli Beats Parma 2-0
4 years, 3 months ago

Serie A: Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne Score as Napoli Beats Parma 2-0

News 18  

Napoli won 2-0 at Parma in a match that marked the return of fans to Serie A stadiums on Sunday. Dries Mertens and Lorenzo Insigne scored in the second half for Napoli, which will be hoping to pose a threat to Juventus bid for a record-extending 10th successive Serie A title. The forward was involved in the opener two minutes …

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