Personnel planning at the foreman
For the first time in 33 years, SSC Napoli can call themselves Italian champions again, the pictures of the party night on Thursday after the 1-1 (0-1) at Udinese Calcio went around the world. For President Aurelio de Laurentiis, preparations for the coming season begin now – with important personnel decisions. On the one hand, striker Victor Osimhen is being hunted from half of Europe, on the other hand, coach Luciano Spalletti’s contract is ending.
Historical pictures: Naples celebrates 3rd Scudetto on Vesuvius, one dead at title party
With a crowd of fans who had traveled with them…
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… the historic championship celebrations began for the Napoli footballers in Udine …
… at home in Naples the Tifosi were on the streets and squares …
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… long since started into a long night of partying.
After 33 years of waiting, the southern Italians have …
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… made winning her third Scudetto perfect and crowned a splendid season.
In Udine, some were overwhelmed by emotions…
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… the really cool coach Luciano Spalletti cried in the TV interview when he remembered his deceased brother at the moment of triumph.
Looking at the live images from Naples…
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… the coach spoke of the “greatest satisfaction”.
The 1-1 draw at Udinese made the early triumph perfect…
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… , with five games to go, SSC is 16 points ahead of second-placed Lazio Roma.
“This championship is well deserved” …
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… summed up captain Giovanni di Lorenzo, whose hair was supposed to shimmer blue later in the evening.
In the dressing room, the European champion was like many of his colleagues …
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… not escape the can of hair dye spray.
One could return to Naples and the celebration …
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… can hardly wait on Vesuvius, the pros stated independently of each other.
She was at home in the port city…
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… already in full swing at the foot of Mount Vesuvius.
No wonder, since the fans had to…
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… waiting for the third title in Serie A after 1987 and 1990.
The first two Serie A titles fell…
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… to the Napoli era of world star Diego Armando Maradona.
60,000 fans watched the decisive guest performance on Thursday …
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… viewed together at Udinese on screens at the stadium named after Maradona.
Then we went downtown. From all corners of the city shot …
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… the fans set off fireworks in the sky, similar to midnight on New Year’s Eve.
In the Piazza del Plebiscito near the port, supporters thronged …
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… sang and celebrated, waved flags and burned flares.
A large police force should ensure that …
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… that the celebrations remained peaceful. Nevertheless, incidents were soon registered.
In Udine, after a crowd caused by the storming of the square …
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… eight fans under medical care, as the prefect announced.
In total, more than 200 Neapolitans …
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… came to the emergency rooms, reported the “Gazzetta dello Sport” in the morning, around 100 of them with moderate and serious injuries.
A man was shot dead during the party night…
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… reported the Italian news agency Ansa with reference to the police. Three other people came to the clinic with gunshot wounds, many people injured their hands from pyrotechnics, and a number of stab wounds were also recorded.
“I’m not going to sell Victor Osimhen this summer, no way,” said the 72-year-old (quoted via “Sky Italia”) in the show “Cinque Minuti” of the Italian radio station “Rai1”. In recent weeks, de Laurentiis has expressed his desire to keep the 24-year-old Nigerian, who has 27 goals and five assists this season. In addition to FC Bayern, who according to “Bild” want to refrain from making an advance, the rumor mill also trades Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester United as interested parties.
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While Napoli have the reins of the trade at Osimhen, who has a contract until 2025 with no release clause, Spalletti’s future depends on the manager himself. The 64-year-old can leave the Azzurri this summer as his deal now expires on June 30. The club would like further cooperation: “I exercised the contract extension clause, now it’s up to him to say the word. Luciano has declared that he fell in love with Naples, here he has become a hero and it is right that he enjoys it.”
The SSC is Spalletti’s eighth as a coach in Italy, and he also worked for Zenit St. Petersburg from 2009 to 2014. With an average of 2.11 points in 91 games, he has the second-best record of all Napoli coaches, only Maurizio Sarri (2.16) scored more points between 2015 and 2018 – but no title. “Luciano Spalletti is a legend that I have been following for at least ten years. I finally brought him to Naples in 2021, he brought us back to Europe after the Covid crisis. And now I wish that an era starts with him at the top because he is a great leader,” said de Laurantiis.
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