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&lt;p&gt;#NapuleTriculure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;#NAPOLISCUDETTO&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After finishing third on 79 points in 2021/22, seven fewer than champions&amp;nbsp;AC Milan&amp;nbsp;and five fewer than runners-up Inter,&amp;nbsp;Luciano Spalletti&amp;nbsp;was kept on as head coach to guide a relatively new-look Napoli squad.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Local boy and club legend Lorenzo Insigne, who had been captain for the four seasons prior, departed, as did other key players in&amp;nbsp;Dries Mertens,&amp;nbsp;Faouzi Ghoulam,&amp;nbsp;Kalidou Koulibaly&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Fabian Ruiz. The Partenopei bolstered their attack with&amp;nbsp;Diego Simeone, fresh from a stellar season with&amp;nbsp;Hellas Verona, and&amp;nbsp;Sassuolo&amp;nbsp;starlet&amp;nbsp;Giacomo Raspadori.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian player of the year for the three previous seasons and scourge of commentators everywhere, arrived in Naples from&amp;nbsp;Dinamo Batumi. In order to strengthen the midfield, Napoli decided to make&amp;nbsp;Zambo Anguissa’s&amp;nbsp;loan deal from&amp;nbsp;Fulham&amp;nbsp;permanent, held onto&amp;nbsp;Lobotka&amp;nbsp;and signed&amp;nbsp;Ndombele&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;Tottenham Hotspur.&amp;nbsp;Fenerbahçe’s Kim Min-jae&amp;nbsp;was chosen to replace&amp;nbsp;Koulibaly&amp;nbsp;in the heart of the defence, while&amp;nbsp;Olivera&amp;nbsp;also joined from&amp;nbsp;Getafe&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Østigård&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;Brighton.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;“We mustn’t let our fans regret having chosen us as the spokesmen for their passion on the pitch. Wearing this shirt means you always have to try to win. Either you win or there’s no chance. Right from the start we had to understand that this is what it means to wear a Napoli shirt. Once you pull it on, you have to go out there with the full conviction and strength that this city deserves.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Luciano Spalletti after Hellas Verona vs. Napoli, 15/8/22&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The league began early to allow enough time for the month-and-a-half break in November and December for the World Cup in&amp;nbsp;Qatar. On the evening of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Ferragosto&lt;/em&gt;, Napoli kicked off their campaign in&amp;nbsp;Verona. The Partenopei took a while to get going; Lasagna gave the hosts the lead but then, Serie A TIM got its first taste of Kvaratskhelia magic as the Georgian equalized before Osimhen handed the guests a one-goal lead at the break. But it wasn’t over yet as&amp;nbsp;Henry&amp;nbsp;brought Hellas level after the break. The Azzurri restored their lead through&amp;nbsp;Zielinski&amp;nbsp;before&amp;nbsp;Lobotka&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Politano&amp;nbsp;finished it off. A good start to the season for Napoli and all of the other title hopefuls but things had already begun to look different by the following week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spalletti’s men beat&amp;nbsp;Stroppa’s Monza&amp;nbsp;4-0 at the&amp;nbsp;Maradona&amp;nbsp;in their first home game of the season. The fans had already begun to learn how to pronounce Kvaratskhelia (brace) and Kim Min-jae, while elsewhere, only&amp;nbsp;Inter&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Roma&amp;nbsp;had&amp;nbsp;managed to keep pace with the Azzurri. Napoli were held to a goalless draw in Florence on matchday four and then again (1-1) against&amp;nbsp;Lecce&amp;nbsp;at home in midweek. For the first, and only, time this season, Napoli found themselves without a win in two straight matches.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;hm-image-wys&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/6454c7dc/19814948_large.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;19814948_large.jpg&#34; style=&#34;display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;&#34;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;“We need to keep working together because we can only take up the right positions if we play and train together. Some of the boys haven’t been here long. We need to improve but that’s pretty normal.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Luciano Spalletti after Napoli vs Lecce. 31/8/22&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It’s often said in Italy that there is no two without three and Napoli interpreted this particular idiom with three straight victories. The first came away at&amp;nbsp;Lazio&amp;nbsp;against former boss&amp;nbsp;Maurizio Sarri&amp;nbsp;(Kvaratskhelia&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Kim&amp;nbsp;with the goals again), the second at home to&amp;nbsp;Spezia&amp;nbsp;(Raspadori in the 89th minute) and the third away at&amp;nbsp;AC Milan&amp;nbsp;(Politano&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Simeone, Giroud had briefly made it 1-1). The run of victories in all competitions was, in fact, stretched to five as they beat&amp;nbsp;Liverpool&amp;nbsp;4-1 and&amp;nbsp;Rangers&amp;nbsp;3-0 in the Champions League.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Napoli&amp;nbsp;drew level with&amp;nbsp;Atalanta&amp;nbsp;at the top of the table before the first international break and didn’t seem fazed by their lofty position. The Partenopei kept winning after the break.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They beat&amp;nbsp;Torino&amp;nbsp;3-1 at home,&amp;nbsp;Cremonese&amp;nbsp;4-1 to go into first on their own for the first time on 9 October, and then&amp;nbsp;Bologna&amp;nbsp;3-2 at the Maradona. After ten games, Napoli had 26 points, were two clear at the top and&amp;nbsp;Kvaratskhelia&amp;nbsp;had five goals already.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On matchday 11, Napoli, who had hit ten goals past&amp;nbsp;Ajax&amp;nbsp;in two games in the Champions League, beat&amp;nbsp;Roma&amp;nbsp;1-0 at the Olimpico thanks to an&amp;nbsp;Osimhen&amp;nbsp;stunner. They then cruised past Sassuolo (4-0), with a goal from that man Kvaratskhelia and a hat-trick from Osimhen, who, after having left the limelight to the Georgian at the start of the season, was beginning to hit some serious form. Everyone was waiting for the slip-up but Napoli, against second-place Atalanta, kept on winning: 2-1 from behind thanks to&amp;nbsp;Osimhen&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Elmas. The Azzurri were starting to instil a bit of fear in their opponents. There was talk of ‘Kvaradona’, Lobotka dictated the tempo like an orchestra conductor, Kim looked unbeatable and&amp;nbsp;Di Lorenzo&amp;nbsp;appeared to have an extra lung. The chasing pack just couldn’t keep up; victories followed away at&amp;nbsp;Empoli&amp;nbsp;(2-0) and at home to&amp;nbsp;Udinese&amp;nbsp;(3-2). The Azzurri went into the World Cup break with an ongoing run of eleven straight wins in the league, an eight-point lead over second-place&amp;nbsp;AC Milan&amp;nbsp;and a deserved spot at the top of their Champions League group ahead of Liverpool.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;“We’ve been out of this world in the first half of the season. I need to thank the boys for everything that they’ve done. They’ve made games seem easy with their willingness and quality. But it’s never been easy. What they’ve done is incredible. We now have a chance for some much-needed rest. I’m convinced that we needed a break, otherwise, it’s impossible to maintain a certain tempo at this level.”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Luciano Spalletti after Napoli vs. Udinese, 12/11/22&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TO BE CONTINUED...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Luciano Spalletti’s men have been crowned Champions of Italy for the third time in the club’s history, let’s go back over this unforgettable campaign in the first part of our season review

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The pace is slowing down for teams fighting for fourth place, who are seeing their gap to the top increase: on the top side of the table, only Inter and Napoli won, Fiorentina fell, and the rest all drew. 

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Monza and Fiorentina are both looking for a victory to put difficult periods behind them

Monza vs Fiorentina to close out Matchday 20

Napoli are hunting for their fifth straight win, Hellas Verona to seek salvation points

Napoli will go against Verona to keep the lead

Bologna to host Roma at the Dall`Ara: European points at stake

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Head-to-head match at the Penzo: Venezia will seek salvation points against Inter

Inter to take on Venezia in pursuit of top spot

Genoa and Parma, separated by one point, will face each other at 12:30 CET

Genoa vs Parma: a lunchtime salvation game 

AC Milan, after winning the EA SPORTS FC Supercup, will return to the league and host Cagliari

AC Milan vs Cagliari at 20:45 CET

Empoli continue their search for three full points, whilst Lecce dream of catching up in the standings

Empoli vs Lecce, salvation points up for grabs

Udinese look for their fourth consecutive undefeated game, whilst Atalanta attempt to catch Napoli

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#NapuleTriculure#NAPOLISCUDETTOAfter finishing third on 79 points in 2021/22, seven fewer than champions&nbsp;AC Milan&nbsp;and five fewer than runners-up Inter,&nbsp;Luciano Spalletti&nbsp;was kept on as head coach to guide a relatively new-look Napoli squad.Local boy and club legend Lorenzo Insigne, who had been captain for the four seasons prior, departed, as did other key players in&nbsp;Dries Mertens,&nbsp;Faouzi Ghoulam,&nbsp;Kalidou Koulibaly&nbsp;and&nbsp;Fabian Ruiz. The Partenopei bolstered their attack with&nbsp;Diego Simeone, fresh from a stellar season with&nbsp;Hellas Verona, and&nbsp;Sassuolo&nbsp;starlet&nbsp;Giacomo Raspadori.Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Georgian player of the year for the three previous seasons and scourge of commentators everywhere, arrived in Naples from&nbsp;Dinamo Batumi. In order to strengthen the midfield, Napoli decided to make&nbsp;Zambo Anguissa’s&nbsp;loan deal from&nbsp;Fulham&nbsp;permanent, held onto&nbsp;Lobotka&nbsp;and signed&nbsp;Ndombele&nbsp;from&nbsp;Tottenham Hotspur.&nbsp;Fenerbahçe’s Kim Min-jae&nbsp;was chosen to replace&nbsp;Koulibaly&nbsp;in the heart of the defence, while&nbsp;Olivera&nbsp;also joined from&nbsp;Getafe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Østigård&nbsp;from&nbsp;Brighton.&nbsp;“We mustn’t let our fans regret having chosen us as the spokesmen for their passion on the pitch. Wearing this shirt means you always have to try to win. Either you win or there’s no chance. Right from the start we had to understand that this is what it means to wear a Napoli shirt. Once you pull it on, you have to go out there with the full conviction and strength that this city deserves.”Luciano Spalletti after Hellas Verona vs. Napoli, 15/8/22The league began early to allow enough time for the month-and-a-half break in November and December for the World Cup in&nbsp;Qatar. On the evening of&nbsp;Ferragosto, Napoli kicked off their campaign in&nbsp;Verona. The Partenopei took a while to get going; Lasagna gave the hosts the lead but then, Serie A TIM got its first taste of Kvaratskhelia magic as the Georgian equalized before Osimhen handed the guests a one-goal lead at the break. But it wasn’t over yet as&nbsp;Henry&nbsp;brought Hellas level after the break. The Azzurri restored their lead through&nbsp;Zielinski&nbsp;before&nbsp;Lobotka&nbsp;and&nbsp;Politano&nbsp;finished it off. A good start to the season for Napoli and all of the other title hopefuls but things had already begun to look different by the following week.Spalletti’s men beat&nbsp;Stroppa’s Monza&nbsp;4-0 at the&nbsp;Maradona&nbsp;in their first home game of the season. The fans had already begun to learn how to pronounce Kvaratskhelia (brace) and Kim Min-jae, while elsewhere, only&nbsp;Inter&nbsp;and&nbsp;Roma&nbsp;had&nbsp;managed to keep pace with the Azzurri. Napoli were held to a goalless draw in Florence on matchday four and then again (1-1) against&nbsp;Lecce&nbsp;at home in midweek. For the first, and only, time this season, Napoli found themselves without a win in two straight matches.<div class="hm-image-wys"><img src="https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/6454c7dc/19814948_large.jpg" alt="19814948_large.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;"></div>&nbsp;“We need to keep working together because we can only take up the right positions if we play and train together. Some of the boys haven’t been here long. We need to improve but that’s pretty normal.”Luciano Spalletti after Napoli vs Lecce. 31/8/22It’s often said in Italy that there is no two without three and Napoli interpreted this particular idiom with three straight victories. The first came away at&nbsp;Lazio&nbsp;against former boss&nbsp;Maurizio Sarri&nbsp;(Kvaratskhelia&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kim&nbsp;with the goals again), the second at home to&nbsp;Spezia&nbsp;(Raspadori in the 89th minute) and the third away at&nbsp;AC Milan&nbsp;(Politano&nbsp;and&nbsp;Simeone, Giroud had briefly made it 1-1). The run of victories in all competitions was, in fact, stretched to five as they beat&nbsp;Liverpool&nbsp;4-1 and&nbsp;Rangers&nbsp;3-0 in the Champions League.Napoli&nbsp;drew level with&nbsp;Atalanta&nbsp;at the top of the table before the first international break and didn’t seem fazed by their lofty position. The Partenopei kept winning after the break.They beat&nbsp;Torino&nbsp;3-1 at home,&nbsp;Cremonese&nbsp;4-1 to go into first on their own for the first time on 9 October, and then&nbsp;Bologna&nbsp;3-2 at the Maradona. After ten games, Napoli had 26 points, were two clear at the top and&nbsp;Kvaratskhelia&nbsp;had five goals already.On matchday 11, Napoli, who had hit ten goals past&nbsp;Ajax&nbsp;in two games in the Champions League, beat&nbsp;Roma&nbsp;1-0 at the Olimpico thanks to an&nbsp;Osimhen&nbsp;stunner. They then cruised past Sassuolo (4-0), with a goal from that man Kvaratskhelia and a hat-trick from Osimhen, who, after having left the limelight to the Georgian at the start of the season, was beginning to hit some serious form. Everyone was waiting for the slip-up but Napoli, against second-place Atalanta, kept on winning: 2-1 from behind thanks to&nbsp;Osimhen&nbsp;and&nbsp;Elmas. The Azzurri were starting to instil a bit of fear in their opponents. There was talk of ‘Kvaradona’, Lobotka dictated the tempo like an orchestra conductor, Kim looked unbeatable and&nbsp;Di Lorenzo&nbsp;appeared to have an extra lung. The chasing pack just couldn’t keep up; victories followed away at&nbsp;Empoli&nbsp;(2-0) and at home to&nbsp;Udinese&nbsp;(3-2). The Azzurri went into the World Cup break with an ongoing run of eleven straight wins in the league, an eight-point lead over second-place&nbsp;AC Milan&nbsp;and a deserved spot at the top of their Champions League group ahead of Liverpool.&nbsp;“We’ve been out of this world in the first half of the season. I need to thank the boys for everything that they’ve done. They’ve made games seem easy with their willingness and quality. But it’s never been easy. What they’ve done is incredible. We now have a chance for some much-needed rest. I’m convinced that we needed a break, otherwise, it’s impossible to maintain a certain tempo at this level.”Luciano Spalletti after Napoli vs. Udinese, 12/11/22TO BE CONTINUED...(Photo LaPresse)&nbsp;

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