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After midfielder Piotr Zielinski shined in the shock 4-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League, reserve striker Giacomo Raspadori scored his first goal for ...

'There's a great atmosphere within the team. A few minutes later, 'Kvara' was at it again with more dizzying dribbling moves to shake off his markers. Up next for Napoli is a visit to Rangers in the Champions League on Tuesday. Luciano Spalletti was sent off in the aftermath of his side's late winning goal on Saturday After midfielder Piotr Zielinski shined in the shock 4-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League, reserve striker Giacomo Raspadori scored his first goal for Napoli a minute before time in a 1-0 victory over Spezia in Serie A on Saturday. Giacomo Raspadori's late goal earned Napoli's win over Spezia in Serie A on Saturday

The sight of Victor Osimhen sitting on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona turf will have filled fans of Napoli and Nigeria with trepidation.

Clubs desire to have players they can rely upon for a stretch of games but there is a certain risk involved in any switch that could occur in the Nigerian’s future. Supporters at the Maradona had never seen their side land a series of huge blows on one of the continent’s best sides under the lights in Europe’s premier club competition. Featuring 51 times from a possible 76 games and starting just over half of that number is not what the side from Naples signed up for and this latest episode is far from ideal even if Simeone and Raspadori could fill in for the former Wolfsburg striker. 24 and 27 appearances altogether. The Partenopei had never been this dominant. Coronavirus at the turn of successive years in 2021 and 2022 saw the striker miss several games and a calf strain last season ruled out the centre-forward for two matches.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Giacomo Raspadori made Napoli provisional leaders of Serie A with the late winner in Saturday's 1-0 home win over Spezia.

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Napoli have come under heavy criticism from Nigeria supporters who have claimed the Italy club is trying to prevent forward Victor Osimhen from playing for ...

better say that Napoli doesn't want him to be playing for Nigeria," he said adding: "Each time Nigeria has a match he gets injured, after the match he'll play for Napoli and score goals... Osimhen know what he is doing." "The same Napoli that claimed a few days back his injury wasn't serious and would keep him out for only a week?," Victor Cobham posed a question, adding: "Napoli always looks for ways to stop Osimhen from playing for his country, this club's antics is becoming despicable." After being subbed off in the Group A fixture that the Partenopei went on to win 4-1 at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Napoli confirmed the injury was not as serious as thought and that the Super Eagle will be out for a few days. "Napoli always program his injury to every international break," Akin Babalola kicked off the debate on GOAL Africa Facebook page while Kazeem Gbolahan Ade opined: "Napoli at it again always program his injury not to make him play for his country. Napoli have come under heavy criticism from Nigeria supporters who have claimed the Italy club is trying to prevent forward Victor Osimhen from playing for the Super Eagles during the Fifa international break.

The last-gasp win at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona moved unbeaten Napoli atop the Italian league standings, one point ahead of Atalanta, ...

What’s more is that Raspadori became Napoli’s eighth different scorer in Serie A this season, tied for the most in the league with Inter Milan. Napoli is chasing its first league title since Maradona led the club to its only two Serie A championships in 1987 and 1990. Spalletti’s decision paid off when Raspadori put himself in position to redirect a cross from Hirving Lozano and fire inside the back post. Zieliński came on as a second-half substitute and made an immediate impact, producing a long-range shot that Poland teammate Drągowski had to palm over the crossbar. “This is a show of character, patience and belief that sooner or later we’ll find the goal, but we can’t always afford to be in these situations and they were costly last season.” Raspadori, the 22-year-old loaned from Sassuolo, started in the place of injured Victor Osimhen and Spalletti kept him on to the end despite substituting most of his other attacking players.

Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti was not best pleased with Eljif Elmas, as he let out an alarming sound while screaming at the North Macedonia international.

Giacomo Raspadori left it very late indeed, but Napoli finally broke Spezia down for three precious Serie A points.

[Watch the highlights here.](https://football-italia.net/serie-a-highlights-napoli-1-0-spezia/) [Victor Osimhen](https://football-italia.net/player/victor-osimhen/) for a month to a thigh strain, so [Giacomo Raspadori](https://football-italia.net/player/giacomo-raspadori/) stepped in. [Hirving Lozano](https://football-italia.net/player/hirving-lozano/) hit the side-netting at the back post when Dragowski flapped at a corner. [Stanislav Lobotka](https://football-italia.net/player/stanislav-lobotka/). [Amir Rrahmani](https://football-italia.net/player/amir-rrahmani/) had to perform a goal-line clearance. [Jakub Kiwior](https://football-italia.net/player/jakub-kiwior/), but Spezia threatened just before half-time with an [Emmanuel Gyasi](https://football-italia.net/player/emmanuel-gyasi/) counter palmed round the near post by [Alex Meret](https://football-italia.net/player/alex-meret/).

Giacomo Raspadori made Napoli provisional leaders of Serie A with the late winner in Saturday's 1-0 home win over Spezia.

Sociedad11 Sep 2022](https://www.besoccer.com/match/getafe/real-sociedad/202349352) Utd11 Sep 2022](https://www.besoccer.com/match/crystal-palace-fc/manchester-united-fc/202318254) Spezia sit 14th on five points after their third defeat from the first six games of the campaign.

Giacomo Raspadori made Napoli provisional leaders of Serie A with the late winner in Saturday's 1-0 home win over Spezia.

Spalletti's side are on a high after a strong start to the domestic season and thrashing Liverpool in the Champions League opener midweek. Raspadori was one of three signings made in quick succession by Napoli just after the season started, and the 22-year-old scored his first goal for the club on his second start after arriving on loan from Sassuolo. Italy forward Raspadori struck the decisive goal in the final minute of a stodgy encounter at the Stadio Maradona, putting Luciano Spalletti's side one point ahead of Atalanta.

Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli has revealed why the Serie A side did not ...

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But despite it all, we did everything we could to get the result," Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said. Raspadori became Napoli's eighth different scorer in Serie A this season, tied for the most in the league with Inter Milan.

"It's difficult to play three days after a night like that against Liverpool, especially in the afternoon in this heat. "There's a great atmosphere within the team. After midfielder Piotr Zielinski shone in the attention-getting 4-1 win over Liverpool in the Champions League, reserve striker Giacomo Raspadori scored his first goal for Napoli in the 89th minute of a 1-0 victory over Spezia in Serie A on Saturday.

Giuntoli insisted he was wanting to "invest in a young team" when asked about Napoli's interest in Man Utd striker Ronaldo.

Giuntoli confirmed he will not be in action this weekend but is not expected to be out for a while, with the Naples outfit taking on Rangers at Ibrox next week. The main motive for the player’s desire to leave was so he can compete in the Champions League. After failing to get his move, Ronaldo played in the Europa League for Man Utd against Real Sociedad on Thursday, and looked pretty bad. Ronaldo told the Red Devils that he wanted to leave the club back in July, days before he was due to return for pre-season training. If the summer transfer window rumours are to be believed, the only offer Ronaldo received was from a team in Saudi Arabia. Napoli director Cristiano Giuntoli insisted he was wanting to “invest in a young team” when asked about the club’s rumoured interest in Man Utd striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Napoli decided against signing Cristiano Ronaldo as they wanted to build a 'young team', according to club director Cristiano Giuntoli.

[1-0 defeat to Sociedad](https://acefootball.com/football-news/man-utd-0-1-real-sociedad-red-devils-stunned-in-europa-league-opener/) in the Europa League. Meanwhile, Ronaldo has failed to impress in his few appearances under Erik ten Hag. However, Guintoli insists the Italian giants never entered the race to sign Ronaldo.

Here's how you can watch Napoli against Spezia on TV and stream the game live...

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September 10, (THEWILL) – Napoli held on to a slim 1-0 lead over Spezia, in their first match without the presence of Victor Osimhen's threat in attack, ...

There was an altercation after the goal that led to a red card for Spezia’s goalkeeper’s coach, and Spalletti was handed a second yellow card. Spalletti made some substitutions in the second period that improved Napoli’s play in terms of tempo. But, it was 0-0 going into the interval.

Giacomo Raspadori made Napoli provisional leaders of Serie A with the late winner in Saturday's 1-0 home win over Spezia which put them ahead on goal ...

[Inter Milan](/topic/inter-milan) [Milan](/topic/milan) [Napoli](/topic/napoli) [Serie A](/topic/serie-a) [Giacomo Raspadori](/topic/giacomo-raspadori) Italy forward Raspadori struck the decisive goal in the final moments of a stodgy encounter at the Stadio Maradona, sweeping home Hirving Lozano's cross to net his first goal for Napoli on his second start after arriving on loan from Sassuolo last month.

Napoli, chasing its first league title since Maradona led the club to its only two Serie A championships in 1987 and 1990, saw Giacomo Raspadori strike the ...

“There’s a great atmosphere within the team. “It’s difficult to play three days after a night like that against Liverpool, especially in the afternoon in this heat. A few minutes later, “Kvara” was at it again with more dizzying dribbling moves to shake off his markers. “These are all starting points for me,” Raspadori said. What’s more is that Raspadori became Napoli’s eighth different scorer in Serie A this season, tied for the most in the league with Inter Milan. Napoli is chasing its first league title since Maradona led the club to its only two Serie A championships in 1987 and 1990.

Giacomo Raspadori made Napoli provisional leaders of Serie A with the late winner in Saturday's 1-0 home win over Spezia which put them ahead on goal ...

Junior Messias gave Milan the lead at Samp after just six minutes when he fired in first time at the end of a neat passing move started by Rafael Leao. Luciano Spalletti's side are on a high after a strong start to the domestic season and thrashing Liverpool in the Champions League opener midweek. Italy forward Raspadori struck the decisive goal in the final moments of a stodgy encounter at the Stadio Maradona, sweeping home Hirving Lozano's cross to net his first goal for Napoli on his second start after arriving on loan from Sassuolo last month.

Italy forward Raspadori struck the decisive goal in the final moments of a stodgy encounter at the Stadio Maradona.

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Italian striker scores late winner against Spezia to ensure team stays ahead of Milan.

Simone Inzaghi's side were staring at another poor result at the San Siro after derby defeat to AC Milan last weekend and a midweek lesson from Bayern Munich until Brozovic delicately dinked home the winner. However Fabbri infuriated Samp coach Marco Giampaolo who was sent off in added time and admitted after the match that he had been given his marching orders for "calling him a dick", angry at what he described as "one-way" officiating. Junior Messias gave Milan the lead at Samp after just six minutes when he fired in first time at the end of a neat passing move started by Milan netted the winner 10 minutes later after Gonzalo Villar handled Olivier Giroud's header from a corner and the Frenchman buried the penalty kick given after a review by referee Michael Fabbri. Luciano Spalletti's side are on a high after a strong start to the domestic season and thrashing Liverpool in the Champions League opener midweek. Italy forward Raspadori struck the decisive goal in the final moments of a stodgy encounter at the Stadio Maradona, sweeping home Hirving Lozano's cross to net his first goal for Napoli on his second start after arriving on loan from Sassuolo last month.

Former Napoli star Paolo Di Canio believes that Gli Azzurri's massacring Liverpool will give them a huge boost.

Napoli will have to face Liverpool again in the group and the Reds could be looking for revenge when the Italians visit Anfield in November. The Reds, who were finalists in the Champions League last term, were humbled 4-1 by Luciano Spalletti’s side in the opening match of their group on Wednesday. It was a statement of intent from the Italian outfit and Di Canio believes that the game was completely dominated by Napoli, who tore Liverpool to shreds.

comments. HAVE YOUR SAY. The Italian side's star striker Victor Osimhen is out with a hamstring injury. According to reports the Nigerian international will ...

The Italian side's star striker Victor Osimhen is out with a hamstring injury. The 23-year-old, who had good scoring records with Lille and Charleroi, is a key star for Nigeria with 15 goals in 22 caps. He started this season with two goals in his first two games.

This week's match is likely to go ahead but Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen won't be taking part.

However, he was part of an attack that terrorised the Reds defence, with Piotr Zielinski, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone putting them into a commanding 3-0 lead. He has 15 caps in 22 appearances for his country. [here](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/) to take yourself to our Newsletter Preference Centre. [Rangers ](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc)lost their opening match 4-0 to Ajax and will be looking for a reaction. [Ibrox](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/ibrox-stadium) is likely to go ahead this week after all UK matches were postpone at the weekend in a mark of respect following the Queen's passing. [ Liverpool ](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc)and reports now have him out for three to four weeks.

UEFA has announced that Rangers' Champions League clash with Napoli has been pushed back by 24 hours, with no away fans set to be in attendance. Gers lost first game to Ajax; Serie A giants stunned Liverpool; No travelling supporters at Ibrox. WHAT ...

WHAT THEY SAID: A statement from UEFA said: “The UEFA Champions League tie between Rangers FC and SSC Napoli, originally to be played on Tuesday 13 September, has been rescheduled for Wednesday 14 September at 21.00CET. “Away fans will not be authorised at the games, and as a matter of sporting fairness, Rangers’ fans will not be authorised for the return legs in Naples.” Changes to the European calendar are having to be made following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and though the game will take place, there will be no travelling supporters from Italy on August 14.

"We can confirm that discussions are taking place between UEFA, Police Scotland and Rangers regarding our scheduled UEFA Champions League fixture v Napoli on ...

The Hoops take on Shakhtar Donetsk in Poland on Wednesday, while Hearts are in Latvia against RFS. [Celtic](/sport/celtic/), the games are expected to be played with no issues. The Serie A club are due to arrive in Glasgow on Monday afternoon.

Rangers lost 4-0 to Ajax in last Wednesday's Group A opener and Napoli defeated Liverpool 4-1 in their first match. All Scottish domestic football at the ...

Rangers' Champions League match with Napoli has been put back 24 hours to Wednesday at 20:00 BST, Uefa has announced. Rangers' match with Napoli put back 24 hours to Wednesday at 20:00 BST

Napoli's Champions League clash against Rangers has been pushed back by a day to September 14 as a result of policing and organisational concerns.

As announced by UEFA, the Champions League clash between Rangers and Napoli has been postponed by 24 hours to September 14 due to policing and organisational concerns regarding the match. [Napoli](/teams/napoli)’s Champions League clash against Rangers has been pushed back by a day to September 14 as a result of policing and organisational concerns. The Premier League and Championship both called off this weekend’s fixtures as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II, who sadly passed away earlier this week, and next week’s Champions League schedule has now been affected as well.

Rangers has confirmed that the UEFA Champions League Group A fixture against Napoli has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 14 at 8pm.

The same will be at the away fixture to support 'sporting integrity'. and no away fans are permitted at Ibrox or the return fixture in Italy next month - There will be no away fans at the Ibrox Stadium for the Group A match

UEFA today announced that the UEFA Champions League tie between Rangers FC and SSC Napoli, originally to be played on Tuesday 13 September, has been rescheduled for Wednesday 14 September at 21.00CET. This is due to the severe limitations on police ...

UEFA today announced that the UEFA Champions League tie between Rangers FC and SSC Napoli, originally to be played on Tuesday 13 September, has been rescheduled for Wednesday 14 September at 21.00CET. In addition, it was agreed to also postpone the UEFA Youth League game between both teams from Tuesday 13 September to Wednesday 14 September at 15.00CET. Match was originally to be played on Tuesday 13 September.

UEFA has announced that Rangers' Champions League clash with Napoli has been pushed back by 24 hours, with no away fans set to be in attendance.

WHAT THEY SAID: A statement from UEFA said: “The UEFA Champions League tie between Rangers FC and SSC Napoli, originally to be played on Tuesday 13 September, has been rescheduled for Wednesday 14 September at 21.00CET. “Away fans will not be authorised at the games, and as a matter of sporting fairness, Rangers’ fans will not be authorised for the return legs in Naples.” Changes to the European calendar are having to be made following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and though the game will take place, there will be no travelling supporters from Italy on August 14.

Rangers Champions League group stage match against Napoli has been pushed back 24 hours to Wednesday September 14 with no away supporters in attendance at ...

Tuesday September 13 Wednesday September 13 All Premier League and English Football League matches this weekend were postponed as a mark of respect.

Rangers' Champions League clash with Napoli in Glasgow has been moved back 24 hours due to severe limitations on police resources following the death of ...

Rangers issued their own statement, adding: “Rangers, of course, recognise this switch in date will inconvenience a number of our loyal supporters, and refunds will be available to those unable to attend the match. “This is due to the severe limitations on police resources and organisational issues related to the ongoing events surrounding the national mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The body of the nation’s longest-serving monarch was due to be transported from the royal residence at Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh on Sunday before travelling onto London.

The passing of the Queen on Thursday has already led to the postponement of a full round of fixtures across all levels of football throughout the UK.

[Champions League](https://www.thisisanfield.com/liverpool-fc/champions-league) home game since 2010. [official website](https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/0279-1615bf02fd6a-e23933b6fdf0-1000--rangers-fc-v-ssc-napoli-rescheduled-to-14-september/), it is explained that “as a matter of sporting fairness,” Rangers fans will also not be able to attend the return clash in Naples on October 26. It is a shambolic situation, and though Rangers insist it is “beyond their control,” the landscape of Group A is undoubtedly affected by the lack of away fans in two games. [Premier League](https://www.thisisanfield.com/liverpool-fc/premier-league) clash with [Wolves](https://www.thisisanfield.com/liverpool-fc/wolves/) did not take place on Saturday as planned, while there are question marks over the trip to [Chelsea](https://www.thisisanfield.com/liverpool-fc/chelsea) on September 18 due to the funeral being held in London the following day. The Reds are due to host Ajax in their second game of Group A on Tuesday, though there is no confirmation as it stands over whether the tie will go ahead as planned. [Champions League](https://www.thisisanfield.com/liverpool-fc/champions-league) clashes with Napoli.