Finally, after 33 years and 5 days, Napoli is the Italian champion again. The mythical ‘squadra’ led by Diego Armando Maradona won their second ‘scudetto’ on April 29, 1990 and on May 4, 2023, the coach of Luciano Spalletti achieved the third. It is the success of his coach, his stars, but above all a block with an endless desire for Napoli to finally win Serie A ‘post Maradona’. These are some of its keys.
1
The architect
Spalletti’s masterpiece
Luciano Spalletti is, at 64 years old, the coach who was able to build this champion Naples, winning and showing a show, the masterpiece of his career as a coach, the one that made each of the players to give the best of themselves, as Victor Osimhen himself recognized. Spalletti managed, among other teams, Udinese, Roma, Zenit and Inter.
2
The stars
Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia
Nigerian goalscorer Victor Osimhen (‘pichichi’ with 22 goals) and Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (one of the sensations of European football in his first season at the club) are the stars that shine brightly in Naples who won the third ‘scudetto. ‘ of his club’s history. They contributed goals, imbalances, unpredictability. Magic to be a champion.
3
The defense
From Kim and Di Lorenzo to Meret
The success of Naples starts with the defense of many carats, from a goalkeeper, Meret, who was about to leave the club last summer and is now one of the pillars, to players who have had a very good season like the Italian Di Lorenzo is on the side. and South Korean center back Kim.
4
A good ‘registrar’
Lobotka, the metronome
Stanislav Lobotka confirmed himself as one of the great revelations of Naples after Gennaro Gattuso was barely accounted for. Key to group direction.
5
market transfer
The relay for a great generation
Lorenzo Insigne, Kalidou Koulibaly, Dries Mertens, Fabián Ruiz or David Ospina left Naples, but the Neapolitan club knows how to reach the transfer market with Kvaraskhelia, Kim Min-Jae, Zambo Anguissa, Giacomo Raspadori, Mathías Olivera or Giovanni Simeon.
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The Napoli game
The importance of pressure and speed
Napoli, solid at the back, have an aggressive game with and without the ball, with intense pressure all over the pitch. The pace of his attacking game is another of his keys. It also respects the order of the position.
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A long wait
The hunger of a team and a city
This Naples is a block with a great hunger for success to get to where it came (and only Milan prevented it from reaching the semifinals of the Champions League, a hunger at the level of a hobby and a city of dreams this for 33 years. moment of years.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
