Rinascimento: The story of SSC Napoli's historic 2022/23 Serie A victory under Luciano Spalletti

Rinascimento tells the tale of Napoli's first Serie A title in 33 years, an achievement that saw the football-mad city celebrate like never before. It was also coach Luciano Spalletti's first Scudetto in three decades of management, in a glorious partnership that melded beautiful football with an intense city-wide connection.

Rinascimento tells the tale of Napoli''s first Serie A title in 33 years, an achievement that saw the football-mad city celebrate like never before.

Before the 2022/23 season, SSC Napoli and Luciano Spalletti were considered two of Italy''s great underachievers. The club had not won a league title since Diego Maradona led them to glory in 1990. Spalletti had won respect across a three-decade managerial career but did not have a Serie A winner''s medal to his name. These perennial bridesmaids came together in 2021, and two years later changed the narrative with a campaign that will live long in the memory.

Napoli''s first Maradona-less Serie A triumph came out of the blue, having experienced near-misses and significant squad turnover in the years beforehand. A largely unknown and unfancied group of players adopted Spalletti''s tactical blueprint and delivered beautiful, winning football - the kind of football that its passionate fanbase could attach itself to.

From inception to Diego Maradona, from bankruptcy to a third Scudetto and the players who achieved it - this is Napoli''s story.

• | Author: Tom Underhill
• | Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• | Publication Date: Aug 12, 2024
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781801506991
• | ISBN-10: 180150699X