The Forza Napoli Podcast

Daniel Bowen joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s pragmatic 1-1 draw against Inter, including:

Part 1 - Watching the match with the Napoli Club Los Angeles; Antonio Conte’s pragmatic approach to the match; Stellar performances from Buongiorno and Rrahmani; the importance of Scott McTominay; Meret’s inability to stop Calhanoglu’s rocket;  (~1:59)

Part 2 - The controversial penalty decision: Did Anguissa foul Dumfries?; Should the VAR protocols be changed?; and Antonio Conte’s media outburst (~37:16)

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Mohammed Salad joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s crushing 3-0 defeat to Atalanta, including:

Part 1 - Napoli-Atalanta review:  Gasperini stroke of genius, removing the point of reference;  goal review:  poor defensive moments and a goalkeeping error; Napoli missing Lobotka’s ability to break the press; Conte teams struggling playing from behind; One side was clinical and the other was not; Lukaku struggles not entirely his fault; Does Napoli need a better backup striker? (~1:45)

Part 2 - Inter-Napoli preview: Takeaways from Inter’s win over Arsenal, including resting four or five regular starters and a solid defensive performance; Inter’s goals for and goal conceded; and different scenarios for Round 11 (~36:31)

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Ashley Pearce joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s back-to-back victories over Lecce and Milan, including:

Part 1 - Napoli-Lecce review:  Same result, but very different performance compared to Empoli; a curious penalty non-call; capitano stepping up; and Neres and Ngonge starting over Kvaratskhelia and Politano (~1:07)

Part 2 - Milan-Napoli: a little bit of luck; Lukaku back on track; Kvara’s stunner; Gilmour growing into this role; a much improved Meret, with the help of a stellar back line; and Conte making Napoli fans sweat to the final whistle (~26:14)

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Francesco Valenti joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s ugly win over Empoli and to quickly preview Napoli-Lecce, including:

Part 1 - Second worst performance of the season; Napoli’s direct rivals remain close behind after ugly wins of their own; and whether the penalty kick was deserved (~1:14)

Part 2 - Individual performances:  Caprile clean sheet; Buongiorno man of the match; Gilmour’s not quite Lobotka; Lukaku struggles offset by Simeone’s spark, and a quick preview Lecce-Napoli (~20:13)

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In this special bonus mini-pod, Joe Fischetti provides a few quick thoughts on the October international break and quickly previews Sunday’s match against Empoli, including:

Part 1 - 3 Takeaways from the international break:  Di Lorenzo is back, Lobotka’s injury and Georgia’s fun to watch, plus some quick hits (~0:38)

Part 2 - Empoli Napoli preview, including Napoli’s recent struggles against Empoli, Antonio Conte’s record against Empoli and his friendship with Roberto D’Aversa, Napoli’s starting XI and match predictions (~11:22)

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Napoli Club Toronto President Carmine Guadagno joins Joe Fischetti to discuss how Napoli have evolved in the early stages of the season, with a focus on the matches against Monza and Como, including:

Part 1 - the evolution in the maturity and mentality of Napoli, Lukaku a better fit for Conte’s system than Osimhen, and Lobotka being the real man of the match (~2:04)

Part 2 - No protection for Kvaratskhelia and the wildly inconsistent officiating across Serie A, Politano vs Neres and what to make of Napoli being top of the table (~30:10)

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In this bonus mini-pod, Joe Fischetti to reviews Napoli’s emphatic 5-0 victory over Palermo and previews Napoli’s Round 6 fixture against Monza, including:

Part 1 - Napoli-Palermo:  Conte’s lineup overhaul; getting a result that previous Napoli manager’s didn’t do when rotating; eyes on Rafa Marin, Billy Gilmour and David Neres and the McTominay/Lukaku connection (~0:42)

Part 2 - Napoli-Monza:  Monza’s start to the season; a team of two halves; positive result in the Coppa Italia; a couple of strikers to watch out for; and Napoli’s starting XI (~12:20)

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Vincenzo Bertillo joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s scoreless draw against Juventus, including:

Part 1 - Napoli’s surprising change in formation; Solid defensive performances on both sides; Juve’s struggles in attack; and Conte’s bold substitutions (~1:10)

Part 2 - The back pass; Scott McTominay’s full debut; Mario Rui’s exclusion from the team; and a quick preview of Napoli-Palermo  (~20:29)

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In this special bonus pod, Stephen Kasiewicz joins Joe Fischetti to previews Napoli’s first big test of the season, an away match against Juventus, including:

- Juve’s impressive summer mercato

- How they were able to fund the mercato

- Juve’s record in Serie A thus far

- Intriguing player match-ups

- Napoli’s Starting XI

- Match predictions

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Stephen Kasiewicz joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s emphatic 0-4 victory over Cagliari, including:

Part 1 - Positives from the match:  Lukaku man of the match; Four different goal-scorers and the Kvaratskhelia-Lukaku partnership; stand-out performance from Alex Meret in goal; and the debuts of Napoli’s Scottish midfield duo (~2:02)

Part 2 - Negatives from the match:  a final scoreline that disguised what was actually not a great performance; and more violence in the stands (~48:49)

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