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Lorenzo Insigne - Provides assist against Udinese Insigne took three shots (one on target), created three scoring chances, drew one foul and picked up an assist in Monday's 4-0 win over Udinese.

Impact Insigne paced his team in shots and almost scored, as he lofted it over the goalkeeper, but Victor Osimhen nudged it home, obstructing a defender that could have cleared it. He has notched one goal, one assist, 18 shots and ten chances crated in four appearances. Napoli will face Sampdoria away Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Victor Osimhen - Scores versus Udinese Osimhen took three shots (one on target), drew two fouls, won seven duels and scored a goal in Monday's 4-0 win over Udinese.

Impact Osimhen broke the deadlock near the end of the first half by punching in a lob by Lorenzo Insigne that a defender was about to clear on the goal-line. He opened his Serie A tally in this one. He has posted nine shots, one chance and three tackles in three games. Napoli will face Sampdoria away Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kalidou Koulibaly - Scores and assists versus Udinese Koulibaly took two shots (one on target), won three duels, scored a goal and picked up an assist in Monday's 4-0 win over Udinese.

Impact Koulibaly was a major factor in the opponent's box as he teed up Amir Rrahmani with a flick-on and smashed it home from close range to round out the score in the second half. He has already hit the net twice. He has added four tackles, four interceptions and 11 clearances, contributing to two clean sheets. Napoli will face Sampdoria away Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Meret - Unused versus Udinese Meret (back) did not feature in Monday's 4-0 win over Udinese.

Impact Meret made the squad list following an injury, but David Ospina remained between the sticks. Meret was the starter to open the campaign, but it remains to be seen how long it will take him to be 100 percent following a back fracture. Napoli will face Sampdoria away Thursday.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Napoli extends perfect start with 4-0 win at Udinese

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Serie A: Red-hot Osimhen leads Napoli against Udinese ' Goal.com Nigeria international Victor Osimhen would be targeting his first Serie A goal of the season against Luca Gotti's Udinese on Monday.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • GOAL.COM

MATCHDAY: Barcelona tries to rebound from big loss to Bayern

Barcelona hosts winless Granada in the Spanish league and hopes to rebound from the demoralizing 3-0 home loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alex Meret - Called up for Udinese bout Meret (back) has been named in Napoli's squad list to face Udinese Monday.

Impact Meret was expected to be sidelined for at least a month due to a tricky back injury, but he has recovered in three weeks. It is still likely David Ospina gets the nod Monday, but Meret should reprise his starting role in the following matches.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Stanislav Lobotka - Remains sidelined Lobotka (thigh) was omitted from Napoli's squad list to face Udinese Monday.

Impact Lobotka is nursing a thigh pull and needs more time to recuperate. Andrea Zambo Anguissa replaced him in the last game, as Diego Demme is sidelined as well, and might have taken over for good in the role.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

No Lukaku, no Conte and no problem for Inter in 6-1 rout

Inter Milan seems intent on successfully defending its Serie A title even without Romelu Lukaku and Antonio Conte

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pjaca's goal lifts Torino to 1-0 win at Sassuolo in Serie A

Marko Pjaca scored a late goal and Torino won 1-0 at Sassuolo in Serie A

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

'You can see Osimhen's quality' - Rodgers lauds Napoli striker after brace against Leicester City ' Goal.com Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers lauds Napoli striker Victor Osimhen after brace for Napoli in Europa League game on Thursday

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 • GOAL.COM

Tottenham draws, Roma wins in new Europa Conference League

Tottenham has drawn 2-2 with Rennes in their opening game of the group stage of the Europa Conference League and Roma has beaten CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria 5-1

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: New Europa Conference League shares Thursday stage

The Europa Conference League begins its inaugural campaign

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lorenzo Insigne - Called up for Leicester game Insigne (knee) has been named in Napoli's squad list to face Leicester in Europa League Thursday.

Impact Insigne subbed off late in the Juventus game, but the following tests came back clean and he does not have lingering effects. He will likely be managed Thursday and start next Monday against Udinese.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bologna beats Verona 1-0 to extend unbeaten start in Serie A

Sweden midfielder Mattias Svanberg scored a late goal and Bologna beat Hellas Verona 1-0 in Serie A to extend its unbeaten start to three matches

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Chelsea opens title defense in Champions League

Chelsea opens its title defense in the Champions League against Zenit St. Petersburg

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ibrahimović scores after 7 minutes as AC Milan stays perfect

Seven minutes is all Zlatan Ibrahimović required to score in his first match back after four months out for a left knee injury

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

David Ospina - Concedes once versus Juventus Ospina had three saves and gave up one goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over Juventus.

Impact Ospina could do little on Alvaro Morata in the early going, but he had a key save few minutes later on Dejan Kulusevki. He is poised to start multiple matches because Alex Meret is dealing with a rather severe injury. He kept eight clean sheets in 16 starts last season, making 30 saves and giving up 12 goals. Napoli will face Udinese away next Monday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mario Rui - Delivers four crosses against Juventus Rui took one off-target shot, sent in four crosses (one accurate), drew two fouls and won six duels in Saturday's 2-1 win over Juventus.

Impact Rui turned in another solid effort where he was able to pick up a decent amount of stats on both ends. He has posted three chances, eight crosses, seven tackles and four interceptions in three matches. Napoli will face Udinese away next Monday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Giovanni Di Lorenzo - Wins ten duels against Juventus Di Lorenzo sent in two crosses (zero accurate), created two scoring chances and won two of three tackles and ten duels in Saturday's 2-1 win over Juventus.

Impact Di Lorenzo was a steady hand in both phases, as it has become customary for him. He has tallied three shots, four chances created, seven tackles and four interceptions through three games. Napoli will face Udinese away next Monday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Andre Zambo Anguissa - Fares well in Napoli debut Anguissa created two scoring chances, drew two fouls, had two interceptions and won six duels in Saturday's 2-1 win over Juventus.

Impact Anguissa looked very comfortable even though he was making his Serie A debut and had several strong defensive plays. He is unlikely to have major fantasy appeal considering his style. Napoli will face Udinese away next Monday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Fabian Ruiz - Creates four chances against Juventus Ruiz took three shots (zero on target), created three scoring chances, sent in two crosses (zero accurate) and won four of four tackles in Saturday's 2-1 win over Juventus.

Impact Ruiz was pretty busy in the final and tried to set up his teammates multiple times, while he was not precise in his attempts. He is off to a good start as he has already scored once, on top of adding seven chances, five shots and ten tackles in three games. Napoli will face Udinese away next Monday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Matteo Politano - Scores versus Juventus Politano took five shots (one on target), sent in nine crosses (three accurate), created two chances and scored a goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over Juventus.

Impact Politano had a very productive outing as he paced his team in shots and crosses and punched it in on a poor save by Wojciech Szczesny. He is getting a ton of minutes with Hirving Lozano still hampered after a troublesome preseason. He has tallied one goal, one assists, eight shots and six chances created thus far. Napoli will face Udinese away next Monday.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Piotr Zielinski - Makes sub appearance versus Juventus Zielinski (thigh) sent in two crosses (zero accurate) and had four passes in 17 minutes in Saturday's 2-1 win over Juventus.

Impact Zielinski played only a handful of minutes due to a thigh injury, and he did not do a whole lot. He will likely replace Elijf Elmas in the starting XI in next Monday's road game versus Udinese.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE