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Arsenal tells fans to avoid club colours in Naples
The Gunners' advice, posted on the club website before Wednesday's Champions League opener at the Maradona, comes as police brace for a high-risk night in the city centre.
Napoli unveil Euro 2026/27 kit, debuting tonight against Arsenal
The special Champions League jersey was presented on Tuesday 8 September, with its on-pitch debut set for tonight's game at the Maradona.
Vergara set for first senior Italy call-up
Head coach Roberto Mancini has named the Napoli midfielder among 30 players for Nations League games against Belgium, France and Turkey, alongside Di Lorenzo, Meret and Politano.
Napoli press divided on Allegri ahead of Arsenal opener
As Napoli prepare to face Arsenal in their Champions League opener on Wednesday 9 September, some papers rally around head coach Allegri while others revisit the transfer window after the defeats to Como and Inter.
Alvino: McTominay will not sign new Napoli deal
The Otto Channel journalist is adamant on the Scot's future, sidelined after heart surgery. He also gave his top four for the season so far.
Sosa: Rice is everywhere, Havertz scores without touching the ball
Former Napoli forward Roberto Carlos Sosa broke down Arsenal's strengths on Radio Marte ahead of Napoli's Champions League opener against Mikel Arteta's side at the Maradona.
Writer De Giovanni says Napoli must lose to Arsenal
The novelist delivered his verdict on Radio Napoli Centrale on the eve of the Champions League opener, but for him the game that actually matters is not Wednesday's at all — it's Bologna's visit to the Maradona.
Arsenal land at Capodichino at 21:40, cancel eve-of-match press conference
The Gunners arrived in Napoli three hours behind schedule, forcing the club to scrap the planned press conference with Arteta and Calafiori at the Maradona.
Napoli named among world's 20 most attractive sport employers
Napoli feature on iWorkinSport's Most Attractive Employers in Sport 2026 survey, alongside four other Italian clubs. The list published this week is alphabetical, not the final ranking, which arrives on 16 October.
Naples orders alcohol and glass ban in centre for Napoli-Arsenal
Mayor Gaetano Manfredi's ordinance widens matchday drink restrictions to parts of the city centre, after the Questura requested tighter controls ahead of Napoli's Champions League opener against Arsenal.
Sports judge fines Lautaro €1,500, clears him over Marín elbow
Inter-Napoli was never on Rai — Saturday's 3-2 at San Siro stayed a Dazn and Sky exclusive. The real news on Tuesday 8 September is the Sports Judge's ruling, which punished only Lautaro Martinez's protests and left his elbow on Rafa Marín without any consequence.
Allegri confirms McTominay and Anguissa out, Neres a doubt
Napoli's head coach ruled out two midfielders on the eve of the Champions League opener against Arsenal, while captain Di Lorenzo spoke about the squad's fitness and the desire to test themselves against the best.
Allegri and Di Lorenzo preview Napoli-Arsenal at 17:00
The head coach and captain meet the press on Tuesday before the League Phase opener against last season's Champions League finalists.
De Laurentiis stays calm after Napoli's back-to-back defeats
Saturday's 3-2 defeat at Inter was shown only on Dazn and Sky, not Rai. The real story is that the Napoli president is not worried, and has told Massimiliano Allegri to keep calm.
Maradona's Napoli won the club's only European trophy in 1988-89
Before Wednesday's Champions League opener against Arsenal, the club's only continental honour still dates back to a UEFA Cup final double-header against Stuttgart, won by Diego Maradona's Napoli.
Napoli confirm McTominay's heart procedure a success
Scott McTominay had cardiac ablation at Spire Manchester Hospital on Tuesday morning and now faces around two weeks of rest before training resumes.
Saliba out for Arsenal's Champions League opener at Napoli
Tuesday's prematch previews show Arteta light at the back, with Jurrien Timber and Yerson Mosquera also touch-and-go for Wednesday's game at the Maradona.
Napoli host Arsenal on Wednesday, gates open at 18:00 CET
Napoli want fans at the Maradona well before kick-off for the Champions League opener against Arsenal, with tighter security checks and members-only turnstiles for the first stretch.
Napoli-Bologna flagged for public order risk, away fans in limbo
Italy's National Observatory for sports events has placed Sunday's game at the Maradona under review, leaving Bologna supporters' travel plans on hold.
Press turns on Napoli's transfer business before Arsenal
Amid a fresh account of Olivera's wish to leave and a call for patience with Allegri, Tuesday's papers split between the eve of the Champions League game and a summer of transfer business now coming under fire.
Calaiò: Anguissa 'won't be the same again', Napoli should have kept Folorunsho
The former Napoli striker questions Giovanni Manna's transfer window and points to Anguissa's contract situation, as the midfielder undergoes a fitness check at Castel Volturno.
Napoli concede five goals in three games as defence becomes the priority
Two late sucker-punch goals at San Siro have made the back line the season's real headache, but head coach Massimiliano Allegri is not about to experiment against Arsenal on Wednesday.
Napoli's centenary heads to the big screen with new Filmauro film
Aurelio De Laurentiis is bringing Napoli's hundred years to cinema: his production company Filmauro has started shooting a film weaving the club's history into the story of a Neapolitan family around a bar.
Moratti praises Allegri's start and backs Napoli in the title race
Saturday's 3-2 at San Siro was shown only on Dazn and Sky, like every other match in the round, with no Rai coverage at all. Two days on, the real story is what former Inter president Massimo Moratti said about Massimiliano Allegri's start and Napoli's title chances.
Chivu revives Lobotka handball row with training joke
Saturday's 3-2 was never shown on Rai — Serie A's rights sit with Dazn and Sky — but a wisecrack from Cristian Chivu at Appiano Gentile has put Stanislav Lobotka's handball back in the conversation.
Napoli have Serie A's third-highest wage bill despite quiet window
Saturday's 3-2 defeat at San Siro was on DAZN and Sky, not Rai. The number that actually matters on Monday 7 September is financial, and it puts Napoli above Inter and Roma on gross wages.
Amazon Prime Video brings Mertens pitchside for Napoli-Arsenal
The Belgian, a fixture in the club's affections since Napoli's 2004 bankruptcy, will be at the Maradona before Wednesday's Champions League opener at the broadcaster's invitation.
Napoli defence rethink: Favasuli eyed on the left
Saturday's 3-2 at San Siro was never on Rai — Serie A rights belong to Dazn and Sky. The real story is Allegri weighing a switch to accommodate new signing Favasuli.
Sosa tells Lucca: show more character in defence
The former Napoli forward criticised the number 20 after Inter-Napoli, calling for more grit when defending set-piece situations.
Esposito: Napoli should have signed Gatti 'like it or not'
The presenter says he spent the whole summer pushing Aurelio De Laurentiis to close a deal for the Juventus centre-back, who he claims would even have accepted a loan with an obligation to buy. Napoli signed Benoît Badiashile instead, and that choice, he argues, was exposed within minutes at San Siro.
Napoli's pricing policy leaves Maradona short of a sell-out for Arsenal
With 1,500 Arsenal supporters expected in the city and the game classified high-risk for public order, police are finalising security plans ahead of Wednesday's Champions League kick-off.
Anguissa a fitness doubt for Arsenal opener
The Cameroon midfielder came off tired at San Siro. A fitness check on Monday 7 September at Castel Volturno will decide whether he faces Arsenal on Wednesday.
Napoli fire a record seven shots on target in 3-2 defeat at Inter
It's the most shots on target Napoli have managed away at Inter since Sofascore's data began in 2014, but the number is a footnote after squandering a two-goal lead at San Siro.
De Bruyne returns to Napoli's starting XI for Arsenal opener
Allegri is set to make at least three changes from the San Siro line-up as Napoli open their Champions League campaign, with a straight swap in midfield and battles still open on the left and in the middle.
Napoli face Champions League finalists Arsenal on Wednesday
Mikel Arteta's side arrive at the Maradona off the back of a Champions League final appearance and three wins from three in the Premier League. Here's who can hurt Napoli.
Papers split over Napoli after Inter's 3-2 comeback win
After Inter's 3-2 win over Napoli, the papers split: some tell the story of the worst start to a season in years, others celebrate Inter's night above all. In between sits a refereeing incident the press agree on, and a transfer story that risks being pushed down the page.
Dovbyk ends goal drought, warns Napoli ahead of Maradona trip
The Bologna striker scored a stoppage-time equaliser against Sassuolo after months of struggle, and is already looking ahead to facing Napoli on 13 September.
Fiorentina sack Fabio Grosso after three straight defeats
The club dismissed the head coach following a home defeat to Torino, with Napoli due at the Franchi in two rounds' time.
Bologna coach Tedesco sent off, will miss Napoli trip
Domenico Tedesco was shown a red card as Bologna fought back for a 2-2 draw with Sassuolo, and the automatic ban means he will watch the Maradona game from the stands.
Palmeri rates Napoli: Politano and Höjlund 7.5, Marín and Badiashile 4.5
The Sportitalia journalist posted his own player ratings for Napoli on X after the 3-2 defeat at Inter's San Siro, rewarding the pair who scored the goals in a lead the team then threw away. His harshest marks went to the two centre-backs.
Marín tells Napoli to regroup after San Siro collapse
The Spanish centre-back posted on Instagram hours after Napoli threw away a 2-0 lead at Inter, calling for the squad to stick together. He wrote it as the player who took an elbow from Lautaro Martinez in the same game.
Montolivo says De Bruyne has no role in Allegri's Napoli
Riccardo Montolivo says the Belgian has no place in the head coach's system, calling him the unresolved problem to emerge from Napoli's 3-2 defeat at San Siro.
Napoli offered €20m for Galatasaray's Sara, bid rejected
Talks over the Brazilian midfielder never got going in the summer window: Istanbul wanted €30m and Napoli's bid fell well short.
Swedish referee Glenn Nyberg to take charge of Napoli-Arsenal
The officiating team for Napoli's Champions League opener has been confirmed, with Spain's Carlos Del Cerro Grande on VAR.
McTominay renewal stalls, Napoli open to a January sale
The Scotland midfielder, sidelined by a heart arrhythmia, wants close to €6.5m net a year to extend his contract, and no talks with his agents are yet on the calendar.
Arsenal spent almost £200m this summer and missed every top target
The Gunners arrive at the Maradona on Wednesday having failed to land 21 different targets despite record spending. Napoli's transfer window failed for the opposite reason: by design, the club barely spent at all.
MP Borrelli reports racist gesture at Napoli fans in Milan
Francesco Emilio Borrelli shared video of an Inter fan making a monkey gesture towards Napoli supporters after Saturday's 3-2 defeat at San Siro.
Arsenal arrive at Maradona having conceded just one shot in two games
The Premier League's reigning champions land in Naples on Wednesday 9 September with the meanest defence in English football — the Times calls it a return to old-school defending arts.
Napoli's papers dissect referee errors, Allegri's changes and Alisson row
Napoli led 2-0 away at Inter before losing 3-2, and Sunday's press is picking through what went wrong — from contested refereeing calls to Allegri's own words about one of his forwards.
Napoli face Arsenal at the Maradona on Wednesday in Champions League opener
A day after the defeat at San Siro, the calendar switches competition: the Champions League arrives already on Wednesday, against opponents with no patience for a side still finding its feet.
Napoli-Bologna away tickets priced €25-45
The Maradona reopens for the league on Sunday 13 September, four days after the Champions League opener against Arsenal, with away fans needing a Bologna fan card to buy in.
Napoli's 3-2 loss at San Siro shows where control slipped
Inter finished the game with more shots, more corners and more possession. The San Siro numbers show that control passed to the home side as the match wore on.
Napoli have no replacement for McTominay or Anguissa
McTominay is out for at least a month after heart surgery, and Anguissa is in the final year of his contract with no like-for-like cover in the squad. A transfer window that closed without reinforcements in midfield or defence is already costing Napoli three games in.
Foto: Gaetano Capaldo · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0Napoli host Arsenal in Champions League opener, live only on Prime Video
The League Phase starts on Wednesday 9 September at the Maradona, four days after the collapse at San Siro, with Amazon Prime Video holding exclusive rights to the broadcast.
Napoli loan out striker Dinis Rodrigues to Eldense
The Portuguese forward, signed from Sion, joins the Spanish second division on loan until 30 June 2027.
Lautaro avoids second yellow after elbow on Marín
Referee Simone Sozza waved play on despite the Argentine already being booked, in an incident that arrived as Napoli led at San Siro.
Napoli squander 2-0 lead in 3-2 defeat at Inter
Politano admits Napoli let a two-goal lead slip away at San Siro. Head coach Allegri defends his substitutions but calls Inter's first goal avoidable.
Allegri admits he got the Badiashile call wrong
Speaking to Dazn after the 3-2 defeat at Inter, the head coach revisited the substitution that opened up Napoli's defence — but by his own admission, the numbers don't look good: five goals conceded in two matches.
Napoli blow 2-0 lead, lose 3-2 at home to Inter
Politano and Höjlund put Napoli two goals up inside three second-half minutes, but Martinez and Thuram turned the game around before Martinez struck again in stoppage time.
Napoli blow 2-0 lead as Inter fight back to win 3-2
Politano and Höjlund put Napoli 2-0 up early in the second half at San Siro, but Thuram and a Lautaro Martinez double turned it around in the final ten minutes.