Prior to the start of the 2018/19 Serie A season, many thought Napoli was headed for a drop off in quality despite bringing in Carlo Ancelotti in lieu of Maurizio Sarri. Talks of a finish no higher than third place(and often put of the Champions league places) were thrown around daily by pundits and rival…
PODCAST – Far From Vesuvius Season 1 Episode 3 – Champions League Fallout
Raffa, Ken, Kirsten, and Marco all weigh in on the last two weeks of Napoli action, including: Atalanta – Napoli Napoli – Frosinone Liverpool – Napoli Europa League Expecations and potential opponents Thank you for listening, and please like, share, and subscribe! https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gsqg8a/ffvs1e3final.mp3 https://farfromvesuvius.podbean.com/e/season-1-episode-3-champions-league-fallout/ You can follow us on Twitter at: @FarFromVesuvius
Napoli Player Focus – Lorenzo Insigne – 2018
Lorenzo Insigne is currently in the midst of what could be his best season in a Napoli kit. The Partenopei’s hometown hero currently has 10 goals in 15 games across all competitions and it doesn’t look like he’ll be letting up anytime soon. Carlo Ancelotti has managed to constantly get the best out of Insigne…
Are Cracks Beginning to Form in Napoli’s Midfield Wall?
Down a goal to Genoa and what would be nine points behind league leading Juventus if the current score were to hold, Carlo Ancelotti stares across the pitch with an intense and concerned look as his players attempt to equalize and overcome both the Genoa defense and the torrential rain that has water logged the…
Jose Callejon – Napoli Player Focus – 2018
The Ancelotti era is well underway and Partenopei are celebrating many aspects of this encouraging, eye-brow led new dawn. Some are drinking in the minutes on the pitch that 2019 Ballon d’Or winner, Marko Rog is enjoying. Others (@kdschlewitz) are positively piqued at the emergence of Nikola Maksimovic as The Serbian Diego Godin. And all…
Just Who Are Napoli’s Starting XI?
Napoli completed their sixth game of the season home at the San Paulo against Parma where they won in convincing style 3-0. Lorenzo Insigne wasted no time netting his fifth goal of the season in the 3′ while Arkadiusz Milik added two more in the second half, bringing his season total to three….
Sempre Says! – Darren Gardner’s Thoughts on ADL v The City of Naples.
Aurelio De Laurentiis, that name as controversial as anything you can think of, his views on our beloved Stadio San Paolo is no secret to anybody, he is on record as branding it “a toilet” numerous times. The summer of 2018 saw a very enjoyable World Cup take place in Russia, and while that was…
