SERIE A 22-23: NAPOLI
SERIE A 22-23: NAPOLI

SERIE A 22-23: NAPOLI

The squad led by Luciano Spalletti won the Serie A, a position that grants access to the Group Stage of the Champions League. With a great season, Napoli has a lot of players with top of the class performances in their respective positions. To understand their individual impact to the team, we present the average ratings of the players in a Back 4, the type of defense used for the whole season. In addition, this players must meet the necessary minutes requirement to be considered (minimum 450 minutes played in the season in a type of predefined defense: Back 4 or Back 5).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Alex Meret6.953060GK
Amir Rrahmani7.652447CB
Kim Min-Jae7.843050CB
Giovanni Di Lorenzo7.463257FB
Mário Rui7.631750FB
Zambo Anguissa7.603050M
Stanislav Lobotka7.173101M
Piotr Zieliński6.892288M
Elif Elmas6.211604M&W
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia7.482519W
Victor Osimhen7.572567CF
Napoli’s eleven with the most minutes played (Back 4 – Serie A).

Star Player:

  • Kim Min-Jae (CB) – 7.84

With incredible performances, Napoli’s Centre-Back (CB) was the player with the highest average rating of the squad.

Other Key Players:

  • A. Rrahmani (CF) – 7.65
  • Mário Rui (FB) – 7.63
  • Zambo Anguissa (M) – 7.60
  • V. Osimhen (CF) – 7.57
  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (W) – 7.48
  • Di Lorenzo (FB) – 7.46

With several players having great seasons, it is possible to consider Napoli the best team in Serie A 22-23. Most of the players in this squad are present in the Serie A 22-23 Team of the Season (TEAM OF THE SEASON: SERIE A 22-23).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Juan Jesus6.38924CB
Mathí­as Olivera6.761623FB
Hirving Lozano6.401596W
Matteo Politano6.481143W
Tanguy Ndombele5.64776M
Giacomo Raspadori5.81496CF
Napoli’s subs with +450 minutes played (Back 4 – Serie A).
NAPOLI – 22/23 SERIE A
G – Games 38
W – Wins28
D – Draws6
L – Loses4
P – Points90
GS – Goals Scored77
GA – Goals Against28
GD – Goal Diference+49
HW – Home Wins14
AW – Away Wins14
Additional Information regarding Napoli in Serie A

With the same amount of positive results at home and away (14 Home Wins & 14 Away Wins), it is possible to consider Napoli a strong team at home and away. Besides that, the positive goal difference highlights the great attacking setup (2,03 goals per game) with a good defensive setup (0,74 goals per game).

PlayerRatingMinutes PlayedPosition
Alex Meret7.51900GK
Amir Rrahmani7.23613CB
Kim Min-Jae7.12785CB
Giovanni Di Lorenzo7.61888FB
MathÍ­as Olivera6.30514FB
Zambo Anguissa7.74650M
Piotr Zieliński7.82603M
Stanislav Lobotka6.91873M
Hirving Lozano6.50467W
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia8.14692W
Victor Osimhen7.46421CF
SUBS – CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 22-23
Mário Rui6.81386FB
Tanguy Ndombele6.70364M
Matteo Politano5.97396W
Napoli’s squad with the most minutes played in Champions League – Back 4 (Minimum 350 minutes played in this competition).

UCL – Star Player:

  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (W) – 8.14

UCL – Other Key Players:

  • Piotr Zieliński (M) – 7.82
  • G. Di Lorenzo (FB) – 7.61

With another presence in European Competitions, Napoli lost in the Quarter-finals to another Italian Club: AC Milan. In terms of the Champions League performances, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was the star player followed by great performances of Piotr Zieliński and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

Position most in need of strengthening:

  • W

In a solid squad, Napoli should invest on upgrading the Winger (W) position.

Data from FBref.