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Reja: Let Napoli entertain you



Napoli Coach Edy Reja is hoping to not only achieve Serie A promotion this season, but also to do so in style.

The tactician announced that he intends to play with a 4-3-1-2 formation in the Second Division in an attempt to entertain the San Paolo faithful.

“I am very happy with what has been done by us up until now,” the former Vicenza and Torino boss told Napolimagazine.com.

“The team is not yet on top form, but this is normal after undergoing such heavy training sessions. We chose to schedule summer friendlies against some very good teams, in order to assess our condition, and the results were very important for me,” noted the 61-year-old.

“I am confident that our supporters will appreciate the 4-3-1-2 formation. We want to win, but we also want our fans to have fun when they come to watch our games.”

The Azzurri maestro, who masterminded Serie C promotion last term, confirmed that he considers the transfer market closed after the numerous summer signings.

“Cristian Bucchi, Maurizio Domizzi and Paolo Cannavaro are very good players,” he continued. “Roberto De Zerbi is unpredictable in front of goal and Samuele Dalla Bona is the midfielder we were missing.”

Reja is aware that Juventus will be one of Napoli’s main opponents in the race to earn a spot in the top flight, but believes their Calciopoli sentence will be a disadvantage.

“Juventus are a good team, although a 17-point deduction makes their challenge very difficult,” he underlined.

“I also think that Lecce, Reggina, Bologna, Rimini and Genoa are competitive sides and we will have to bear that in mind.”

Napoli made a good impression in the Trofeo Birra Moretti on Friday, defeating Inter 1-0 and losing to Juventus only after an American-style shoot-out. This is where players start running with the ball from 30 metres out and have six seconds to beat the goalkeeper.

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Is Reggina already in Serie B?? and who is Rimini club?? I never heard of them before...
 

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Serie B: Meet the clubs

This season’s Serie B is an intriguing mix of the familiar and the not so familiar. Football Italia takes a look at the clubs that will fight it out in Italy’s Second Division and the cities they hail from

Albinoleffe
Coach: Emiliano Mondonico
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri D’Italia (24,624)
A small Bergamo club formed by the merger of two Alpine town teams - Albino and Leffe. They share a stadium with more illustrious neighbours Atalanta and secured Serie B survival last term by beating Avellino in a relegation play-off.

Arezzo
Coach: Antonio Conte
Stadium: Stadio Comunale (13,128)
Ambitious Tuscan side returned to Serie B in 2004 after a spell in Serie C and nearly made the play-offs last term. Set on a steep hill 50 miles south-east of Florence, Arezzo features in Roberto Benigni’s film 'La Vita e' Bella' and hosts a medieval jousting festival.

Bari
Coach: Rolando Maran
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola (58,270)
A well-supported club that spent most of the 1990s in the top-flight but have struggled of late. The city lies in the south-east of Italy on the Adriatic Sea and boasts an attractive old town in the north. There are some infamously inhospitable regions in the south where Antonio Cassano played street football as a child.

Bologna
Coach: Renzo Ulivieri
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall’Ara (39,444)
A powerful club between 1920 and 1940 when the Rossoblu secured seven Scudetti. The city is an exciting mixture of old and new. While tourists flock to the many churches, the large student population enjoy the lively nightlife.

Brescia
Coach: Mario Somma
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti (26,856)
The club spent 2000-2005 in Serie A and feel at home amongst the elite, but failed to secure a return last season. Located near Milan, Brescia is seen as an industrial hub. However, the Alps give a beautiful backdrop and nearby Lake Garda is stunning.

Cesena
Coach: Fabrizio Castori
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi (23,860)
A surprise package last term, Cesena only returned from Serie C in 2004 but reached the play-offs. The home of Italy’s first public library and a gothic cathedral, Cesena lies in the Emilia Romagna region near fellow B sides Rimini, Modena, Piacenza and Bologna.

Crotone
Coach: Elio Gustinetti
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida (9,631)
A club that has spent most of its history in Serie C, but finished ninth in Serie B last term. The small Calabrian city has only 60,000 residents and lies between Taranto and Messina. In ancient times many successful Olympic athletes came from the city.

Frosinone
Coach: Ivo Iaconi
Stadium: Stadio Comunale (5,300)
Tiny club spending their first season in Serie B. Frosinone is located between Naples and Rome so most people in the area support Lazio, Napoli or Roma as well as the Canarini. However, there was a carnival atmosphere when the local side secured promotion in last season’s Serie C play-offs.

Genoa
Coach: Gianpiero Gasperini
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris (40,117)
One of Italy’s most celebrated clubs, Genoa only just escaped Serie C via last season’s play-offs – having been relegated for match-fixing. Genoa is steeped in history, best demonstrated by Via Garibaldi with its abundance of 16th Century architecture. It’s known as 'the most British town in Italy' - in fact the city’s flag is the St George’s Cross.

Juventus
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Stadium: Stadio Grande Torino (27,128)
Juventus need no introduction. Italy’s most famous side come from Turin, a bustling metropolis that is home to FIAT and was host city for the 2006 Winter Olympics. The Bianconeri will play in Serie B for the first time ever after Calciopoli demotion.

Lecce
Coach: Zdenek Zeman
Stadium: Via Del Mare (40,800)
Relegated Lecce will look to make a swift return to Serie A under Zdenek Zeman, the Coach who guided them to 10th in the top flight in 2004-05. The city is known as 'The Florence of the South' due to its narrow streets and impressive monuments including the unusual Church of the Holy Cross and a half-buried amphitheatre.

Mantova
Coach: Domenico Di Carlo
Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli (14,884)
Spent seven seasons in Serie A with the club’s heyday coming in the 1960s and 70s. Nearly returned to the top flight last term but lost a heartbreaking play-off Final. Mantova is a sleepy Lombardy town home to one of Europe’s biggest literature festivals and famed for being the city of Romeo’s exile in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Modena
Coach: Daniele Zoratto
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia (21,000)
In Serie A as recently as 2004, Modena have a history of prolific strikers including last season’s Capocannoniere Cristian Bucchi, Enrico Chiesa and Luca Toni. The city is the birthplace of Luciano Pavarotti and has a successful volleyball team.

Napoli
Coach: Edy Reja
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo (78,210)
Amongst the peninsula’s best loved sides, the Vesuviani have languished in Serie C since bankruptcy in 2004, but the two-time Scudetto winners are on the way back. Naples has an attractive historical centre but the city’s beauty is marred by the area’s high crime levels.

Pescara
Coach: Davide Ballardini
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico (19,500)
Last in Serie A in 1993, Pescara now have more modest ambitions. Pescara is a port in the east of Italy in the Abruzzo region and is home to the Cathedral of St Cetteus and the house of famous Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio.

Piacenza
Coach: Beppe Iachini
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli (21,608)
Former yo-yo club Piacenza are becoming mid-table mainstays. Pippo and Simone Inzaghi are from Piacenza as is fashion designer Giorgio Armani. The city is in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and is known for its many palaces.

Rimini
Coach: Leonardo Acori
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri (10,000)
Having been promoted from Serie C in 2004-05, Rimini are settling into Serie B. Most Italians know the city as a holiday resort and also 'the Ibiza of the Adriatic' - in winter it resembles a ghost town. The 1st Century Tiberius bridge, the Arch of Augustus and a 1st Century cathedral are the main tourist sights.

Spezia
Coach: Antonio Soda
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco (10,000)
The club’s first foray into Serie B since 1951.The Aquilotti were promoted after squeezing ahead of local rivals Genoa in Serie C1A last term. The city of La Spezia in Liguria is on the edge of the Cinque Terre region known for its spectacular beaches and hillsides.

Treviso
Coach: Diego Bortoluzzi
Stadium: Stadio Omobono Tenni (12,000)
Thoroughly out of their depth in their first Serie A season last term. Treviso is more of a rugby town – a rarity in Italy – and also contains the headquarters of the clothing company Benetton. The city is often overlooked by tourists as it’s very close to Venice.

Triestina
Coach: Andrea Agostinelli
Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco (31,350)
Last in Serie A in 1958, the club has recently been closer to Serie C. Trieste is a port on the Slovenian border and cites the world’s biggest tourist cave, a Roman theatre and the castle of Miramare amongst its tourist attractions.

Verona
Coach: Massimo Ficcadenti
Stadium: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi (42,500)
Won the title in 1984-1985 - 'the year of the miracle' - but have underachieved recently. Verona is known for its Roman Arena and Romeo and Juliet’s balcony, but sadly also for its problems with racism.

Vicenza
Coach: Giancarlo Camolese
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti (17,163)
Cup Winners Cup semi-finalists in 1998, Vicenza have Serie A pedigree but nearly dropped into Serie C in 2004-05. Situated west of Venice, the city is home to many impressive buildings including the work of famous Italian architect Andrea Palladio. It is rumoured that during a famine the residents ate cat meat and local rivals still chant this at them during games.
 
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i must say the list doesn't look so good, all of those teams will play twice as better against us. and some of those teams will be extremelly hard, such as napoli, lecce, bologna, brescia, teams we not so long ago faced in serie a. this is gonna be one hell of a season and we are still with those -17 points.
 
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Collovati warns Juve of Serie B
Tuesday, Sep 5, 2006

Collovati Fulvio, the ex-Milan player who won the World Cup with the Italian national team, has warned Juve of having a wrong approach when playing in Serie B...

The player who was playing with Milan when relegated to Serie B in Season 1980/81 confirmed the importance of playing good football, but he insisted that the most important thing will be the aggressiveness and the determination to win against players who will be playing their life's match against Juventus...

He gave an example about the difficulties which his team faced when playing in Serie B mentioning a story about the fans of Foggia club who kept making noise out of Milan's hotel in the night before the two clubs' match to force them not to sleep, and make the match against them easier...

Collovati finally added that having Del Piero, Nedved and Buffon will be useful to the club, and said that Nedved has the ideal spirit for such battle...

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u know the most sad thing abt that article posted by vlatko abt serie B teams is that we would/would have had less capacity than many of these team.

We r the biggest team in Italy and they want to make our stadium with a lowly 35,000 capacity ? wtf there should be another solution
 
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sateeh said:
u know the most sad thing abt that article posted by vlatko abt serie B teams is that we would/would have had less capacity than many of these team.

We r the biggest team in Italy and they want to make our stadium with a lowly 35,000 capacity ? wtf there should be another solution
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imo 35.000 is our biggest realistic capacity. even with the new stadium i don't think juve will atract full crowds at every game. why? reasons are many, i don't know which one would i believe. but if we were out of torino i think attendances would be much higher.
 
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imo 35.000 is our biggest realistic capacity. even with the new stadium i don't think juve will atract full crowds at every game. why? reasons are many, i don't know which one would i believe. but if we were out of torino i think attendances would be much higher.
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reasons could be many but imo we could attract more crowds. I say forget abt this stadium and build a new one in Turin.In the future ofcourse.Wouldnt mind playing in the communale for a while.
 

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Collovati warns Juve of Serie B
Tuesday, Sep 5, 2006

Collovati Fulvio, the ex-Milan player who won the World Cup with the Italian national team, has warned Juve of having a wrong approach when playing in Serie B...

The player who was playing with Milan when relegated to Serie B in Season 1980/81 confirmed the importance of playing good football, but he insisted that the most important thing will be the aggressiveness and the determination to win against players who will be playing their life's match against Juventus...

He gave an example about the difficulties which his team faced when playing in Serie B mentioning a story about the fans of Foggia club who kept making noise out of Milan's hotel in the night before the two clubs' match to force them not to sleep, and make the match against them easier...

Collovati finally added that having Del Piero, Nedved and Buffon will be useful to the club, and said that Nedved has the ideal spirit for such battle...

IlGiornale (Rebel's blog :p )
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haha thats crazy. my family is from foggia and that is great to hear that they would do that. even though foggia hasnt taken football seriously in quite a while.
 
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reasons could be many but imo we could attract more crowds. I say forget abt this stadium and build a new one in Turin.In the future ofcourse.Wouldnt mind playing in the communale for a while.
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me too, the communale is a good stadium. a new stadium for us? yeah i'd go for that, but not over 40.000 capacity, i just think we won't fill it in torino regulary.
 
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haha thats crazy. my family is from foggia and that is great to hear that they would do that. even though foggia hasnt taken football seriously in quite a while.
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it wouldn't be crazy if they had done it to us. :p
 
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Serie B: Meet the clubs

This season’s Serie B is an intriguing mix of the familiar and the not so familiar. Football Italia takes a look at the clubs that will fight it out in Italy’s Second Division and the cities they hail from

Albinoleffe
Coach: Emiliano Mondonico
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri D’Italia (24,624)
A small Bergamo club formed by the merger of two Alpine town teams - Albino and Leffe. They share a stadium with more illustrious neighbours Atalanta and secured Serie B survival last term by beating Avellino in a relegation play-off.

Arezzo
Coach: Antonio Conte
Stadium: Stadio Comunale (13,128)
Ambitious Tuscan side returned to Serie B in 2004 after a spell in Serie C and nearly made the play-offs last term. Set on a steep hill 50 miles south-east of Florence, Arezzo features in Roberto Benigni’s film 'La Vita e' Bella' and hosts a medieval jousting festival.

Bari
Coach: Rolando Maran
Stadium: Stadio San Nicola (58,270)
A well-supported club that spent most of the 1990s in the top-flight but have struggled of late. The city lies in the south-east of Italy on the Adriatic Sea and boasts an attractive old town in the north. There are some infamously inhospitable regions in the south where Antonio Cassano played street football as a child.

Bologna
Coach: Renzo Ulivieri
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall’Ara (39,444)
A powerful club between 1920 and 1940 when the Rossoblu secured seven Scudetti. The city is an exciting mixture of old and new. While tourists flock to the many churches, the large student population enjoy the lively nightlife.

Brescia
Coach: Mario Somma
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti (26,856)
The club spent 2000-2005 in Serie A and feel at home amongst the elite, but failed to secure a return last season. Located near Milan, Brescia is seen as an industrial hub. However, the Alps give a beautiful backdrop and nearby Lake Garda is stunning.

Cesena
Coach: Fabrizio Castori
Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi (23,860)
A surprise package last term, Cesena only returned from Serie C in 2004 but reached the play-offs. The home of Italy’s first public library and a gothic cathedral, Cesena lies in the Emilia Romagna region near fellow B sides Rimini, Modena, Piacenza and Bologna.

Crotone
Coach: Elio Gustinetti
Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida (9,631)
A club that has spent most of its history in Serie C, but finished ninth in Serie B last term. The small Calabrian city has only 60,000 residents and lies between Taranto and Messina. In ancient times many successful Olympic athletes came from the city.

Frosinone
Coach: Ivo Iaconi
Stadium: Stadio Comunale (5,300)
Tiny club spending their first season in Serie B. Frosinone is located between Naples and Rome so most people in the area support Lazio, Napoli or Roma as well as the Canarini. However, there was a carnival atmosphere when the local side secured promotion in last season’s Serie C play-offs.

Genoa
Coach: Gianpiero Gasperini
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris (40,117)
One of Italy’s most celebrated clubs, Genoa only just escaped Serie C via last season’s play-offs – having been relegated for match-fixing. Genoa is steeped in history, best demonstrated by Via Garibaldi with its abundance of 16th Century architecture. It’s known as 'the most British town in Italy' - in fact the city’s flag is the St George’s Cross.

Juventus
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Stadium: Stadio Grande Torino (27,128)
Juventus need no introduction. Italy’s most famous side come from Turin, a bustling metropolis that is home to FIAT and was host city for the 2006 Winter Olympics. The Bianconeri will play in Serie B for the first time ever after Calciopoli demotion.

Lecce
Coach: Zdenek Zeman
Stadium: Via Del Mare (40,800)
Relegated Lecce will look to make a swift return to Serie A under Zdenek Zeman, the Coach who guided them to 10th in the top flight in 2004-05. The city is known as 'The Florence of the South' due to its narrow streets and impressive monuments including the unusual Church of the Holy Cross and a half-buried amphitheatre.

Mantova
Coach: Domenico Di Carlo
Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli (14,884)
Spent seven seasons in Serie A with the club’s heyday coming in the 1960s and 70s. Nearly returned to the top flight last term but lost a heartbreaking play-off Final. Mantova is a sleepy Lombardy town home to one of Europe’s biggest literature festivals and famed for being the city of Romeo’s exile in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

Modena
Coach: Daniele Zoratto
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia (21,000)
In Serie A as recently as 2004, Modena have a history of prolific strikers including last season’s Capocannoniere Cristian Bucchi, Enrico Chiesa and Luca Toni. The city is the birthplace of Luciano Pavarotti and has a successful volleyball team.

Napoli
Coach: Edy Reja
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo (78,210)
Amongst the peninsula’s best loved sides, the Vesuviani have languished in Serie C since bankruptcy in 2004, but the two-time Scudetto winners are on the way back. Naples has an attractive historical centre but the city’s beauty is marred by the area’s high crime levels.

Pescara
Coach: Davide Ballardini
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico (19,500)
Last in Serie A in 1993, Pescara now have more modest ambitions. Pescara is a port in the east of Italy in the Abruzzo region and is home to the Cathedral of St Cetteus and the house of famous Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio.

Piacenza
Coach: Beppe Iachini
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli (21,608)
Former yo-yo club Piacenza are becoming mid-table mainstays. Pippo and Simone Inzaghi are from Piacenza as is fashion designer Giorgio Armani. The city is in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and is known for its many palaces.

Rimini
Coach: Leonardo Acori
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri (10,000)
Having been promoted from Serie C in 2004-05, Rimini are settling into Serie B. Most Italians know the city as a holiday resort and also 'the Ibiza of the Adriatic' - in winter it resembles a ghost town. The 1st Century Tiberius bridge, the Arch of Augustus and a 1st Century cathedral are the main tourist sights.

Spezia
Coach: Antonio Soda
Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco (10,000)
The club’s first foray into Serie B since 1951.The Aquilotti were promoted after squeezing ahead of local rivals Genoa in Serie C1A last term. The city of La Spezia in Liguria is on the edge of the Cinque Terre region known for its spectacular beaches and hillsides.

Treviso
Coach: Diego Bortoluzzi
Stadium: Stadio Omobono Tenni (12,000)
Thoroughly out of their depth in their first Serie A season last term. Treviso is more of a rugby town – a rarity in Italy – and also contains the headquarters of the clothing company Benetton. The city is often overlooked by tourists as it’s very close to Venice.

Triestina
Coach: Andrea Agostinelli
Stadium: Stadio Nereo Rocco (31,350)
Last in Serie A in 1958, the club has recently been closer to Serie C. Trieste is a port on the Slovenian border and cites the world’s biggest tourist cave, a Roman theatre and the castle of Miramare amongst its tourist attractions.

Verona
Coach: Massimo Ficcadenti
Stadium: Stadio Marc’Antonio Bentegodi (42,500)
Won the title in 1984-1985 - 'the year of the miracle' - but have underachieved recently. Verona is known for its Roman Arena and Romeo and Juliet’s balcony, but sadly also for its problems with racism.

Vicenza
Coach: Giancarlo Camolese
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti (17,163)
Cup Winners Cup semi-finalists in 1998, Vicenza have Serie A pedigree but nearly dropped into Serie C in 2004-05. Situated west of Venice, the city is home to many impressive buildings including the work of famous Italian architect Andrea Palladio. It is rumoured that during a famine the residents ate cat meat and local rivals still chant this at them during games.
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good post vlatko-hrvatko :toast: To be honest I had never heard some of the teams.
Frosinone:D I'm going to love them
 
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me too, the communale is a good stadium. a new stadium for us? yeah i'd go for that, but not over 40.000 capacity, i just think we won't fill it in torino regulary.
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why not ? if we had a stadium in the city or nearer then we would be ok and could fill up the stadium regularly.

if we cant then i say we move.New Era in a new city.
 
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I nearly fell off my seat reading this one off channel4!! :howler:

Coppa Italia win rescues Inter’s season
Juventus are out of the picture, Milan have an eight-point penalty and the Nerazzurri have signed every player on the planet. Who could possibly mess this up? Inter.
 
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why not ? if we had a stadium in the city or nearer then we would be ok and could fill up the stadium regularly.

if we cant then i say we move.New Era in a new city.
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i don't know, the prices would remain high, people wouldn't be interested to see juventus play against the small teams, etc..all the reasons that are now would exist in a new stadium as well. torino is just not our kind of city, though i'd hate if they moved.
 
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Question about Serie B relegation and promotion.

Just looking at the RSSSF tables from Serie B from last year. It said there was a promotion playoff because the difference between 3rd and 4th place was less than 10 points. Is that the rule? So if it's not less than 10 points, there is no playoff and the top three go straight up?

Same with relegation. I guess four teams are relegated? 3 directly and one through playoff. It says there is a relegation playoff because the difference between 18th and 19th place is less than 6 points.
 
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