This contest followed a similar course to the last meeting of these clubs. Bellingham’s brilliance marked moments that asserted the edge of Real Madrid on their opponents. But in a new era of leadership, Napoli can look back at the ninety minutes and manage to take their own positives. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
Napoli secured three points in a hard-fought battle in the Berlin rain. Both teams lacked attacking quality, but on balance, Union Berlin were marginally the better team. However, the tide turned in Napoli’s favor thanks to a moment of brilliance from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. Tactical analysis and match report by Rahul Madhavan. Union Berlin and Napoli had […]
Fiorentina arrived at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with a proactive gameplan, and were rewarded with an early goal. Their high pressing could not be sustained for the full game through, and Napoli showed some nice combination play at times. The away side prevailed though after playing a more counter-attacking game in the second half. Tactical […]
This clash would have been one of the most compelling the Champions League could offer only a few months ago. However, the new campaign has already brought challenges to the door of both camps. All the same, enough of their strengths have remained in tact to produce the goods. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
At the first major hurdle at the helm of the Champions, Rudi Garcia struggled to make a lasting impression. Lazio Roma flashed their game plan in the first half and brutally showcased Napoli’s off-ball deficiencies for all to see. Garcia has some problems to fix. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. We […]
Despite the departure of Luciano Spalletti, Napoli have started the season from where they left off, as they played well and secured a comfortable victory against Sassuolo. Giovanni Di Lorenzo was surprisingly the star of the show, with Napoli exploiting their opponents on the right flank largely thanks to the fullback’s superb movements and combination […]
After a tense start, Victor Osimhen’s second half equalizer launched Napoli into glory, rewriting history for the club’s third Serie A title, 33 years after Diego Maradona’s iconic successes. Luciano Spalletti masterminded his squad through an almost unrivaled title campaign, distancing rivals by large margins and showing a modern and highly entertaining style of football. […]
After overcoming a determined Juventus in a tight match, Napoli just about secured their chances of winning the Serie A title. Juventus adopted two different systems in and out of possession and almost managed to dry out chances for Napoli’s main players, but ultimately the visitors held strong and hit on a rare counterattack inside […]
The factions of the Neapolitan club put aside their problems in the belief that unity might push their players over the line. Indeed, it was a duel of tight margins. But, where one outfit labored to find the back of the net, the other fluidly proceeded into the final third in its best moments, engineering […]
Napoli were effective up until the final third but the Osimhen-shaped missing piece of their jigsaw was too obvious to ignore. Whereas AC Milan’s use of Rafael Leão in a rest-attack role paid dividends in the winning goal. Tactical analysis and match report by Nick Smoothy. It was an all-Italian affair in this Champions League […]