The Forza Napoli Podcast

In the second episode of the week, Stephen Kasiewizc joins Joe Fischetti preview Napoli’s final match of the season against Sampdoria and to discuss Napoli’s haul of Serie A awards: Another historic club is relegated (~1:26) Sampdoria’s new ownership (~8:20) Alessandro Zanoli’s second half of the season and his potential future at Napoli (~16:10) Predicted Starting XI’s (~20:57) Serie A Awards: Lu...

In the first episode of the week, Mario joins Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s penultimate match of the season against Bologna and to discuss the latest on the coaching situation at Napoli, including: The atmosphere at the Stadio Renato Dell’Ara (~1:29) Victor Osimhen’s performance (~3:21) Breakdown of each of Osimhen’s goals (~5:29) Breakdown of each of Bologna’s goal (~12:32) The play of Alessio Z...

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews Napoli’s penultimate match of the season against Bologna, including: Bologna's record against top clubs in the girone di ritorno Napoli's brief history against Thiago Motta - one of the candidates to replace Luciano Spalletti Predicted starting XI’s 3 Keys to the match Match Prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s victory over Inter on Sunday and assesses potential coaching replacements should Luciano Spalletti leave the club. Part 1 - Match Review: Napoli vs Inter, including: Napoli’s best performance in nearly two months; Gagliardini’s dismissal; return of the qualities from earlier in the season that won the Scudetto; goal review; and Osimh...

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s loss to Monza on Sunday and is joined by James Gamlin to discuss the latest edition of the Escapismo magazine: Part 1 - Match Review: Monza vs Napoli, including: few remaining motivations for Napoli; Spallett’s rotations; Napoli’s poor shot accuracy; really impressive Monza performance; and the silence of the VAR (~1:00) Part 2 - Jam...

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews Napoli’s match on Sunday against Monza and provides another Napoli fan compilation. Part 1 - Match Preview: Monza vs Napoli, including recent form, projected Starting XI’s, 3 keys to the match, and match prediction (~0:55) Part 2 - Back by popular demand, another compilation of Napoli fans expressing what this scudetto means to them (~18:27...

In the first episode of the week, Raffa Rispo of the Napoli Rant  joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s victory over Fiorentina and the ensuing party, including: What this Scudetto means to Raffa (~2:31) Spalletti’s rotation and balancing between point-maximization and experimentation (~11:33) Pierluigi Gollini’s performance in goal (~17:20) Was Spalletti’s use of Elmas and Raspadori a glimpse at...

In the 35th installment of FNW, Joe Fischetti is joined by Napoli fans all over the world to share their thoughts on just what this Scudetto means to them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s disappointing draw against Salernitana on Sunday and previews Napoli’s match against Udinese on Thursday. Part 1 - Daniel Bowen joins Joe to review Napoli-Salernitana, with a specific focus on the atmosphere in and around the Stadio Maradona, before, during and after the match (~1:02) Part 2 - Match Preview:  Udinese vs Napoli, inclu...

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Napoli’s dramatic late win over Juventus and previews Napoli's potential-Scudetto-winning match against Salernitana on Sunday. Part 1 - Match Review:  Juventus vs Napoli (~1:06), including:  Allegri replicating Pioli’s tactics using a traditional Juventus system; Three key episodes: Gatti’s whack on Kvaratskhelia Di Maria’s goal chalked off R...

In the second episode of the week, Jurre van Wanrooij joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s Champions League Quarter-final second leg against Milan and to preview another big match on Sunday against Juventus Part 1 - Match Review: Napoli vs Milan Champions League Quarter-final 2nd leg (~2:06), including:  Milan’s defensive masterclass;  Rafael Leão and Milan’s lethal counter-attack;  Giroud’s goa...

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews Napoli’s Champions League Quarter-final second leg match against Milan, including: Almost everyone dropping points on Matchday 30: Stefano Pioli’s rotation ahead of Milan’s draw to Bologna and Luciano Spalletti’s rotation ahead of Napoli’s draw to Hellas Verona (~1:02) Predicted starting XI’s (~9:19) 3 Keys to the Match (~21:14) Match Predic...

In the second episode of the week, Daniel Russo joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s Champions League Quarter-final first leg match against Milan, including: Part 1 - Dreadful officiating:  the non-call on Kvara; Anguissa’s dismissal; Kim’s yellow card; inconsistencies between the first half and second half; and potential missed calls for Milan too  (~0:48) Part 2 - Match review, including:  Elm...

In the first episode of the week, Vincenze Bertillo joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s victory over Lecce on Friday and to preview Napoli’s Champions League Quarter-final match against Milan on Wednesday, including: Part 1 - Match Review: Lecce-Napoli, including: Reasons for Napoli’s sudden dip in form; Defense still shaky but making big contributions in attack; positive takeaways from the win...

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews Napoli’s match on Friday against Lecce, including: Lecce’s current form and Marco Baroni’s brief history with Napoli; Predicted starting lineups and why we could see some changes from Lecce with Sampdoria on the horizon; 3 Keys to the match:  right the wrong; Use our width and if that doesn’t work, have a Plan B; and key Lecce players to lo...

In the first episode of the week, Ashley Pearce joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s loss to Milan on Sunday, including: Part 1 - Everything that went right for Milan: Pioli’s formation and tactics; Calabria marking Kvaratskhelia; Napoli without Osimhen; individual assignments in the midfield; and Leão and Brahim (~1:53) Part 2 - Everything that went wrong for Napoli: Spalletti’s tactics; failur...

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews the first of three matches between Napoli and Milan over the next three weeks, including: Milan’s current form, including their struggles in the second half of the season and whether Pioli will continue playing with a back three or revert to a back four; Predicted starting lineups and the drama between Kim Min-jae and the South Korean natio...

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti provides a long-overdue update on Napoli Femminile, including: Where we left off from the last update Competition at the top of the table The new Serie A and Serie B Femminile promotion and relegation rules Napoli’s lethal strike duo Winter transfer market Shock sacking of Dimitri Lipoff New kits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

In the first episode of the week, Stephen Kasiewicz joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s victory over Torino on Sunday, including: Another brilliant performance from Victor Osimhen (~1:34) Napoli’s beautiful team goal (~5:17) Steamrolling a very strong defence (~9:58) Kvaratskhelia now instilling fear in defenders and forcing errors as a result (~13:43) 15 minute stretch where Torino were clearl...

In the second episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews the return leg of Napoli’s Champions League tie against Eintracht Frankfurt and previews Napoli’s match on Sunday against Torino, including: Part 1 - Not a great first half, but Napoli still had their chances; Zielinski’s strong performance; the brilliance of Victor Osimhen (on both goals); Kim’s early substitution; working hard at 5-0 up; Q...

In the first episode of the week, Lorenzo joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s victory over Atalanta and quickly preview the return leg of Napoli’s Champions League tie against Eintracht Frankfurt, including: Part 1 - Match Review:  Napoli-Atalanta, including:  Another Kvaratskhelia wonder-goal, differences between Atalanta and Lazio matches; Gasperini’s questionable decisions, Gollini’s debut,...

In the second episode of the week, Nigel of AtalantaBC_News joins Joe Fischetti to preview Napoli’s match on Saturday against Atalanta, including: Part 1 - Atalanta’s season thus far, including: Top 4 aspirations, the latest on Juventus’ appeal and how that could affect Atalanta, Lookman and Hojlund as the new Muriel and Zapata and Atalanta’s struggles at the Gewiss (~0:51) Part 2 - Injury updates...

In the first episode of the week, Gianluca joins Joe Fischetti to review Napoli’s second loss of the season, including: Maurizio Sarri using Inzaghi-ball to beat Luciano Spalletti’s Sarri-ball (~1:35) Did Napoli underutilize their wings? (~4:40) Should Patric have been sent off? (~7:18) Napoli lacking a player to take direct free kicks (~12:56) A blueprint on how to beat Napoli (~17:14) Kvara’s tu...

In the first episode of the week, Joe Fischetti reviews Saturday's Match against Empoli and previews Friday’s match against Lazio, including: Part 1 - Match Review: Empoli vs Napoli, including: Napoli taking advantage of corner kicks; Mario Rui’s red card and playing with ten men; Vicario with another stellar performance; Napoli’s impressive defensive run of form; and Hirvng Lozano continued stron...

In the third episode of the week, Joe Fischetti previews Saturday's Match against Empoli, including: Empoli’s form this season Empoli’s business model compared to Napoli and Atalanta Past business between Napoli and Empoli, both direct and indirect  Predicted starting XI’s 3 keys to the match Match Prediction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices