Seventh heaven: Napoli beats Fiorentina 2-1 to stay perfect
Napoli has bounced back from its first loss of the season to maintain its perfect start to the Serie A campaignOCTOBER 3, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
NAPOLI 11-2-3 · 2ND IN SERIE A · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
11-2-3 · 2ND IN SERIE A · CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Next Match vs Genoa (A) · Sat 5:00PM
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Adam Ounas - Scratched for Fiorentina match Ounas has been ruled out for Saturday's game versus Fiorentina due to a thigh injury, Napoli announced.
Impact Ounas has been diagnosed with a grade one strain of the rectus femoris muscle in the right thigh. He will try to recuperate during the break, but he is at risk of missing further matches. He generally provides depth to the Napoli frontline in multiple roles.
OCTOBER 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
MATCHDAY: Liverpool's unbeaten record on line against City
Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the Premier League will be put to the test with the visit of defending champion Manchester City to AnfieldOCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Late Locatelli goal sees Juventus beat Torino 1-0 in derby
Manuel Locatelli scored a late winner as Juventus managed a narrow 1-0 win over Torino in their Serie A derbyOCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stanislav Lobotka - Will not return against Fiorentina Lobotka (thigh) has yet to go into full training and is out for Sunday's match with Fiorentina, Napoli announced.
Impact Lobotka has missed a full month with a thigh pull, but he should be able to return right after the break. However, his minutes are set to decline with Andre Zambo Anguissa faring well after joining and Diego Demme recovering from an early injury.
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Faouzi Ghoulam - Will be called up for Fiorentina game Ghoulam (knee) will be available for the first time in the season in Sunday's match against Fiorentina, coach Luciano Spalletti announced.
Impact Ghoulam has missed the early portion of the schedule as he was completing the rehab from an ACL tear. He is set to alternate with Mario Rui at left-back once he will up to speed physically. He has registered 29 crosses, six tackles and seven chances created in 11 appearances (three starts) last season.
OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Napoli loses despite early goal; Roma wins at Luhansk Taking the lead after just 11 seconds wasn’t enough for Napoli to avoid a loss in the second round of Europa League group-stage matches.
OCTOBER 1, 2021 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Mancini keeps Italy's Euro 2020 winners for Nations League
Italy coach Roberto Mancini has recalled all the fit players from his European Championship-winning squad for the Nations League semifinal against Spain next weekSEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Napoli loses despite early goal; Roma, Tottenham win
Taking the lead after just 11 seconds wasn’t enough for Napoli to avoid a loss in the second round of Europa League group-stage matchesSEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Tottenham struggling ahead of European game
Declan Rice helped West Ham get off to a winning start in the competition at Dinamo Zagreb two weeks ago and goes into the team’s second group game insisting he can achieve his amb...SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Big-match habit: Pessina scores CL winner for Atalanta
Atalanta midfielder Matteo Pessina does not score oftenSEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dries Mertens - Unused against Cagliari Mertens (shoulder) did not feature in Sunday's 2-0 win over Cagliari.
Impact Mertens was available off the bench, but the coach went with the starters for most of the game. He will probably alternate with Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne going forward, as Victor Osimhen will be tough to unseat as no.9. Napoli will face Fiorentina away Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Kalidou Koulibaly - Records three clearances Koulibaly recorded three clearances during a 2-0 win Sunday versus Cagliari.
Impact Koulibaly recorded 10 clearances across the Napoli team's last three league games, all of which were clean sheets. It will try to log another one next Sunday against Fiorentina. Napoli's opposition team scored three goals across its previous two home games, so Koulibaly is a high-risk but promising option concerning that matchup.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Diego Demme - Plays two minutes versus Cagliari Demme (knee) had seven passes while subbing in late in Sunday's 2-0 win over Cagliari.
Impact Demme managed to return from a knee sprain that sidelined him in the early portion of the schedule. While he was a regular last season, Andre Zambo Anguissa has quickly asserted himself as a key player in the Napoli scheme. Demme will have to share time with him and Fabian Ruiz. Napoli will face Fiorentina away Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Amir Rrahmani - Plays full Cagliari game Rrahmani (head) had one clearance and committed one foul in Sunday's 2-0 win over Cagliari.
Impact Rrahmani stayed in the lineup despite suffering a head injury in the previous match and did need to do much to contribute to the clean sheet as Napoli dominated. He appears to have leapfrogged Konstantinos Manolas in the pecking order as he has started in three straight matches. He has posted seven clearances, three blocks and two tackles. Napoli will face Fiorentina away Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
David Ospina - Maintains another clean sheet Ospina maintained the clean sheet during a 2-0 win Sunday versus Cagliari.
Impact Ospina recorded his third consecutive league clean sheet. He will try to log another one next Sunday against a Fiorentina team that averaged 1.5 goals scored since July. Ospina could be Napoli's No. 1 goalkeeper now, considering his recent statistical outputs.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Piotr Zielinski - Finally records assist Zielinski recorded one assist during a 2-0 win Sunday versus Cagliari.
Impact Zielinski recorded his first 2021-22 Serie A assist. It prevented him from recording seven consecutive league appearances without one. However, Zielinski has eight assists across his last 17 league starts and should be considered the Napoli team's most promising midfielder.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Victor Osimhen - Scores another goal Osimhen scored one goal during a 2-0 win Sunday versus Cagliari.
Impact Osimhen scored at least one goal (four total) during each of his last three league appearances. Somehow, the Nigerian's recent statistical output indicates Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti will have to choose between him and Dries Mertens if maintaining a 4-3-3 formation.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Lorenzo Insigne - Records opportune goal Insigne scored one goal during a 2-0 win Sunday versus Cagliari.
Impact Since July, the Napoli team has received a penalty kick every two league games. Insigne successfully scored twice across three spot-kick opportunities. Despite having problems scoring goals during open play, he is compensating using those penalty kicks.
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Napoli star Osimhen matches Benzema's scoring record for September ' Goal.com Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema are the joint-top scorers in Europe’s top five leagues for the month of September.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • GOAL.COM
Napoli's Osimhen is 'phenomenal' - Cagliari's Mazzarri showers praise on striker ' Goal.com Cagliari head coach Walter Mazzarri says Victor Osimhen is a phenomenal forward after his latest display in Napoli’s 2-0 win on Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 • GOAL.COM
Dybala off injured as Juventus labors to 3-2 win over Samp
Paulo Dybala left the field in tears shortly after scoring to set Juventus on the way to a 3-2 victory over Sampdoria in Serie ASEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MATCHDAY: Barcelona looks to end 3-match winless run
Barcelona hosts Levante in the Spanish league with coach Ronald Koeman's team still in crisis after three consecutive matches without a win in all competitionsSEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A 3rd generation of Maldini family scores in Serie A
A third generation of the Maldini family has scored in Serie A as Daniel Maldini helped AC Milan to a 2-1 win at SpeziaSEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Amir Rrahmani - Cleared for Cagliari match Rrahmani tested negative for possible head injury and will be available Sunday versus Cagliari, Napoli announced.
Impact Rrahmani subbed off in the midweek game after a blow to the head, but all tests came back clean. He will be in contention to get the start with Konstantinos Manolas.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
