Here are our Napoli player ratings against Frosinone. Napoli managed to defeat newly-promoted Frosinone 3-1 on Saturday as they kicked off their Serie A title defense.
Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo has pledged his long-term future to the Diego Maradona Stadium off the back of a historic season. The newly-crowned Serie A champions have announced the extension of the 29-year-old's contract until 2028.
Once viewed as Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s deputy and future replacement, Napoli will have to make do without Davide Faraoni as their transfer target going forward. Claims of a potential move to the Partenopei have been refuted by the Gialloblù captain’s agent, who has backed him to finish his career at Hellas Verona.
Piotr Zielinski has been embroiled in a transfer saga this summer considering his short-term contract. However, it might end with a favorable outcome for the Scudetto holders. Lazio president Claudio Lotito, who tracked the Pole to replace Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, expects the star to re-up with his current team.
Rudi Garcia took stock of his first few weeks at Napoli and addressed multiple transfer market-related topics while talking to various outlets from their pre-season setup: “I want an angry team. Nobody must lose focus. I see great quality and a high level. We are happy to have Victor Osimhen with us."
Italy will face Spain in the second semi-final in Enschede on June 15, before playing either hosts Netherlands or Croatia in the third place/final three days later.
Newly-crowned Serie A champions dismantled bitter rivals Inter 3-1 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Sunday's blockbuster showdown. Despite a goalless halftime score, the Naples crowd witnessed goal galore in the second half, with Simone Inzaghi's ten-man side folding in the last half an hour of play.
Victor Osimhen and captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo were the first Napoli players to talk to the press after the team clinched their third Scudetto: "It’s a great emotion. We’ve been waiting for many years to bring the Scudetto to Naples, and we did it. It’s a day we will never forget."
Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo has bemoaned his side’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Milan at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The fullback accepted the fact that the Partenopei were well below par but pledged to bounce back as they prepare to showdown against Milan once again in Champions League.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo backed Italy to feed off the excitement brewing within the Napoli camp ahead of their Scudetto victory, as crucial EURO qualifiers lie ahead.
Italy icon Fabio Cannavaro has drawn comparisons between Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Inter legend Javier Zanetti, saying the Napoli captain is ‘indispensable’ for Spalletti’s side. Di Lorenzo has played a key role in the Partenopei’s ascendancy, as the southerners find themselves not far from lifting their first Scudetto in 33 years.
Napoli put one foot into the Champions League quarter-finals after strolling to a crucial 2-0 first-leg win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday night. Runaway Serie A champions dominated proceedings through and through to get on the cusp of a historic achievement.