The shadow of Juventus is starting to loom ever larger over the shoulder of Napoli. The two sides have been leading the title charge from the front for much of the campaign, opening up a seemingly unassailable gap in points between themselves and the chasing pack led by Roma, Lazio and Inter.
Matchday 27 in Serie A brought the mouth-watering prospect of the top four teams in direct confrontation, as first place Napoli hosted third pl...More
Maurizio Sarri has Napoli’s best interests at heart. A Naples native since birth, he joined the Italian giants from Empoli in 2015 and hasn’t looked back since. Napoli have been there or thereabouts in each of the last two years but the same old issues have tended to crop up – this current squad is arguably well-equipped to win only a third Serie A crown and their first since the 1989/90 campaign.
A quick glance at the Serie A table ...More
Napoli reached the 80 point mark at the weekend with a hugely impressive 5-0 win away to Torino. They have secured third place, but with two games to go in the Serie A, they trail leaders Juventus by five and they will have a top two finish in their sights.
It's been another good season for Napoli and despite sitting in third place, they have scored a massive ten goals more than leaders Juventus. Belgian striker Dries Mertens has b...More
After crashing to defeat in Bologna, Napoli now know that Champions League qualification is out of their hands. The southerners must hope that both Udinese and Lazio drop points in their games and that they themselves can beat Siena in the final round of fixtures to secure another year in Europe’s premier competition.
Walter Mazzarri has been heavily criticised for the defeat in Bologna after Napoli. Despite being in the final Champi...More
Only four rounds remain and the race to secure the final Champions League position is still wide open. Five sides – Lazio, Napoli, Udinese, Inter and Roma – are in the hunt but after respective runs of pitiful form, are crawling towards the finish line. Two direct matchups take place this weekend, making Round 35 pivotal in the final reckoning.
Somehow still third, Lazio – 55 points – travels north to face Udinese (fifth, 52). Whilst...More
Udinese and Napoli were left frustrated after Sunday’s 2-2 draw as both wasted a golden opportunity to push on in the race for the Champions League. Level on 47 points before kick-off, a victory for either side would have consolidated fourth position, and with Nicola Legrottaglie scoring a late winner for Catania over Lazio, the door to third was momentarily opened. The point will be received much more gratefully by the Partenopei dead ...More
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