From bankruptcy to the Serie A championship! The history of Naples…
Napoli rose from its ashes after the bankruptcy it experienced 19 years ago and this season relieved its 33-year longing and reached the Italian Football First League (Serie A) championship.
Napoli, which entered a significant decline after the years in which Armando Diego’s legendary footballer Armando Maradona played and fell to the third league due to bankruptcy in 2004, is reborn from the ashes with the acquisition of the club by the Italian filmmaker Aurelio DeLaurentiis. .
Having regained financial and sporting stability in a short time, Napoli managed to return to Serie A within 3 years of relegation. It didn’t take long for the team from southern Italy to be among the championship contenders by forcing the top spots in Serie A.
Completing the 2012-2013, 2015-2016, 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons in second place and the 2010-2011, 2013-2014, 2016-2017 and 2021-2022 seasons in third place in Serie A, Napoli he won the expected championship in the 2022-2023 season achieved.
FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER MARADONA
Napoli won their third title in the league’s history. Napoli reached a happy ending in Serie A in the 1989-1990 season and won their first championship in the 1986-1987 season.
The architect of the two previous championships for the blue and white team was Diego Armando Maradona, who played between 1984 and 1991. This season’s championship was the first after Maradona and the third overall.
TALLEST MAGNIFICENT OSIMHEN
Nigerian Victor Osimhen became Napoli’s top scorer in Serie A. Osimhen has scored 22 goals in 27 league games this season. Osimhen, who played 34 games in all lanes, scored 27 goals.
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KVARATSKHELIA BEGAN
Napoli brought Georgian winger Khvicha Kvaratskelia into the football world this season. Transferred from Dinamo Batumi at the beginning of the season, Kvaratskhelia impressed football fans with his high-level performance. Playing an important role in the team’s championship, the 22-year-old Kvaratshelia produced 12 goals and 12 assists in 29 games in Serie A.
SPALLETTI’S FIRST VICTORY IN SERIE A
Italian manager Luciano Spalletti, who took over at Napoli in 2021, has won his first career Serie A title. The 64-year-old Spalletti, who previously coached Empoli, Sampdoria, Venezia, Udinese, Ancona, Roma, Zenit and Inter, enjoyed the Serie A title in his 30th year as manager.
Spalletti won 2 Italian Cups, an Italian Super Cup in Rome and 2 victories in the Russian Premier League, a Russian Cup and a Russian Super Cup at Zenit.
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FAMOUS NAMES FROM Türkiye
There are familiar names in the Napoli squad who also went through Türkiye. South Korean defender Kim Min-jae, who previously played for Fenerbahçe, and Normacedonian midfielder Eljif Elmas serve on the Italian team.
Kim Min-jae, who did not let his opponents pass with his defensive performance, made 32 appearances in Serie A this season and contributed 2 goals and 2 assists. Eljif Elmas, on the other hand, struggled with 6 goals and 3 assists in 32 games, most of which were later replaced. (AA)