Saisonvorbereitung 2021/22

Napoli are heading back to Dimaro this summer for a ten-day training camp, from 15 to 25 July.

The team will arrive in Trentino on Thursday 15 July and have their first training session the same afternoon.

Luciano Spalletti will then hold a media conference on the evening of Friday 16 July, at 21.15 CEST.

Our first pre-season friendly is against Bassa Anaunia at Dimaro sports centre on Sunday 18 July, with kick-off scheduled for 17:30.

Spalletti and two players will meet the fans at Folgarida's Congress Centre on the evening of Wednesday 21 July.

On Friday 23 July the entire team will be introduced to the fans in Piazza Madonna della Pace in the evening.

The Azzurri's second friendly opponents will be Pro Vercelli on Saturday 24 July, another 17:30 kick-off at Dimaro sports centre.

After the match, Spalletti will hold an end-of-camp news conference.

The squad will have their last training session in Dimaro on the morning of Sunday 25 July, before heading back to Naples.

The Napoli squad enjoyed a squad meeting at the SSC Napoli Training Centre on Tuesday. As scheduled, the players underwent medical and fitness tests in the gym before some light technical drills out on pitch one.

A similar programme is in the offing for tomorrow ahead of the trip to Dimaro in Val di Sole on Thursday for the summer training camp.

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A 27-man squad has been announced for the pre-season training camp in Dimaro.
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Goalkeepers: Baietti Francesco (2003), Boffelli Valerio (2004), Contini Nikita (1996), Idasiak Hubert (2002).

Defenders: Costa Filippo (1995), Koulibaly Kalidou (1991), Luperto Sebastiano (1996), Malcuit Kevin (1991), Manolas Kostas (1991), Mario Rui Silva Duarte (1991), Rrahmani Amir (1994), Zanoli Alessandro (2000), Zedadka Karim (2000).

Midfielders: Demme Diego (1991), Elmas Eljif (1999), Folorunsho Michael (1998), Gaetano Gianluca (2000), Lobotka Stanislav (1994), Machach Zinedine (1996), Palmiero Luca (1996), Zielinski Piotr (1994).

Forwards: Ciciretti Amato (1993), Osimhen Victor (1998), Ounas Adam (1996), Petagna Andrea (1995), Politano Matteo (1993), Tutino Gennaro (1996).

Napoli are to kick off the 2021/22 season against newly promoted side Venezia at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Luciano Spalletti's side will then visit Genoa in Marassi before hosting Juventus on 12 September, after the international break.

Other big matches include Roma v Napoli in Week 9, Inter v Napoli in Week 13, Napoli v Lazio in Week 14, Napoli v Atalanta in Week 16 and AC Milan v Napoli in Week 18.

Our final match before the Christmas break will be away to Sassuolo on 22 December.

For the first time ever, the second half of the campaign will not follow the same order as the first half, and we will start the new year with a trip to Juventus, on 6 January.

Our last game of the season is away to Spezia on 22 May 2022.

Napoli had their first day of training under new coach Luciano Spalletti in Dimaro Folgarida on Wednesday.

Both Spalletti and the squad greeted the fans present in the stands with applause when they took to the field.

After an initial warm-up, the squad focused on fitness drills. This was followed by technique exercises and an 11-a-side game with small goals.

Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli squad had their second training session in Dimaro on Friday morning.

Splitting up into groups, the defenders worked on tailored drills while the midfielders and forwards focused on fitness work. The roles were then reversed as the defenders switched to fitness exercises while the midfielders and forwards turned their attention to attacking build-up drills.

After the session, some of the players took a cooling dip in the nearby stream!

Napoli have another session on Friday afternoon.

Luciano Spalletti said he wants his Napoli side to be able to “surprise opponents” as he set out his plans for the team at a media conference on Friday evening.

The new Azzurri coach was speaking on the second day of Napoli's summer training camp in Dimaro Folgarida. [...]

It was a positive first pre-season outing for the Partenopei as they beat Bassa Anaunia 12-0 in Dimaro Folgarida on Sunday afternoon. Elif Elmas opened the scoring after just three minutes and Napoli ended the first period seven goals to the good, with Victor Osimhen turning in a ruthless performance and bagging four in the first 45 minutes. Luciano Spalletti made 11 changes at half time, but Napoli did not let up and notched up another five goals.The team's next friendly is against Pro Vercelli on 24 July.

Napoli 12-0 Bassa Anaunia (HT: 7-0)
Scorers: E. Elmas 3, V. Osimhen 8, 19, 35, 37, K. Manolas 15, S. Lobotka 44, G. Tutino 60, L. Palmiero 62, A. Ciciretti 64, Z. Machach 78, A. Petagna 90.

Napoli: Contini, Malcuit, Manolas, Koulibaly, Rui, Lobotka, Demme, Elmas, Politano, Ounas, Osimhen.

Napoli second half: Contini, Zanoli, Luperto, Rrahmani, Costa, Gaetano (Folorunsho 77), Palmiero, Ciciretti, Zedadka, Tutino (Machach 77), Petagna.

Coach: Luciano Spalletti

There were three very special guests at the Official SSC Napoli Store in Dimaro Folgarida on Monday morning.

Diego Demme, Mario Rui and Victor Osimhen dropped in to meet Azzurri fans after training on Monday morning.

Eljif Elmas, Kalidou Koulibaly and Stanislav Lobotka will follow their lead by visiting the store on Monday afternoon, following the second training session of the day.

Luciano Spalletti, Matteo Politano and Piotr Zielinski met with Napoli supporters in Piazza Madonna della Pace in Dimaro Folgarida on Thursday evening, answering the questions of fans who had travelled to Trentino.

Here are the key points from the evening: [...]