naples. the lazzerona. the popular. the naples of diego. the city owned by its people. naples. which usually loses, but occasionally manages to win. on may 4, napoli secured the italian football championship with a draw at udinese, a first serie a title for azzurri in 33 years the first since diego maradona. take six neapolitans, the class of 23, and view the achievement through their eyes. in naples, football is everything. it sjoy, it s love, it s fun, it s sadness. it is important to us to win against teams from the north. we are pending for this- moment since a long time. so we just feel this . power, this emotion. this year, all of the opponents fall down inter, milan, juventus with their problems. we have to think about the future. we have this great future we re on our roads. to be neapolitan is a dream. i say every time we are firsti of all neapolitans, and then italians. the 2022 23 season wasn t expected to pan out this way. napoli, under head coach luciano
naples. the noisy, the chaotic the effervescent one. the one which in the sun smells of the salt in its sea, and in the shade, odours of the dampness of its alleyways. naples. the modern, the experimental, the iridescent one. the naples of mount vesuvius, as seen by andy warhol. the city of the prog rock and blues of pino daniele and napule e. the polychrome naples. the melancholic and syncopated naples of liberato. naples. the lazzerona. the popular. the naples of diego. the city owned by its people. naples. which usually loses, but occasionally manages to win. on may 4, napoli secured the european championship with a draw at udinese, a first serie a title for azzurri in 33 years the first since diego maradona. take six neapolitans, the class of 23, and view the achievement through their eyes. in naples, football is everything. isjoy, is love, is fun, is sadness. it is important to us to win against teams from the north. we are pending for this- moment since a long time.
with a renewed sense of purpose, scoring two goals in three minutes, including this brilliant solo run from clesio bauque. a shocking defeat was on the cards, but the pharaos talisman saved them the blushes by converting from the spot in the 97th minute to salvage a point. too close for comfort for africa s fifth best team. earlier giants nigeria were held to an unexpected 1 1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria s bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space to net the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it 1 1 just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans
to an unexpcted 1 1 draw by equitorial guinea, ranked 88th in the world, in their group a fixture. nigeria s bid for a fourth afcon title was off to a shocking start as they fell behind in the 36th minute, with ivan salvador being allowed ample time and space for the opener. but they responded immediately, with the african player of the year victor 0simhen making it i i just two minutes later. nigeria went on to register 12 off target attempts in the match, including this miss from 0simhen, which left the fans unhappy and in disbelief. the scoreline remained undisturbed and it s back to the drawing board for the super eagles. another big tournament featuring premier leaue stars the asian cup is taking place. and tournament favourites japan came back from an early scare. they beat vietnam 4 2 in their group d opener. underdogs vietnam took a 2 1 first half lead, when pham tuan hai took advantage of a mistake byjapanese
0simhen is another secret of this team. he is notjust a finisher. he can create something just with his aggressive, just with his attitude. i think 0simhen will do a great job in the premier league, too. 0simhen is like. spalletti said he is like i a dragon with two heads because in boxing he is dangerous. i the fans waiting for this for over 30 years and everybody wished for it. naples is a city really connected with faith, with the local saint, st gennaro. many people ask to st gennaro, it s like our super man, the local patron of the city to win this championship, and finally it arrives. it was worth the wait