Scary statistics of Napoli / Diet and records, the five secrets of the champion team

2023-05-05 09:03:27, Sport CNA

Scary statistics of Napoli / Diet and records, the five secrets of the champion

Napoli's championship took a decisive shape in the first half of the season, before the break for the World Cup in Qatar. The team achieved 13 wins, 2 draws and no losses.

The fantastic run is one side of the coin, but there are also five secrets of Italy's youngest champions, who have so far secured 25 wins, 5 draws and only three defeats.

COACH'S RECORD - Luciano Spaleti was the first coach to score 41 points in 15 games in the club's history, while the old record was held by Mauricio Sarri (38 points in 2017/2018). Spalletti, with this title, becomes the oldest coach ever (64 years old) to win a Serie A. Yesterday he also became the first to win the championship after the most number of games since his debut: 554 (previously Sven Goran Eriksson had won after 424 games).

BLUE NUMBERS – The best attack in the league with 69 goals in 33 games (average 2.12), with 17 goals scored more than the second best team in the league, Lazio (54, average 1.68). Napoli also has the best defense in Serie A: 23 goals conceded (0.68 average).

Second, also in this case Lazio: 24 (average 0.75). In the first half of the championship, Spalet's team recorded 11 consecutive victories. Oliveira's late goal against Salernitana took his Serie A header tally to 17: no one in Europe's top five champions has done better.

OSIMHEN AND KVARA – Like every champion team, Napoli also has a dream duo. The Neapolitan offensive numbers come mainly from Viktor Osimhen and Khviça Kvaratskhelia.

The first is the best scorer in the league with 22 goals, the second the best assister among 10 to which 12 goals are added. Spaetti's team boasts the highest possession percentage in Serie A (62.2%, second is Fiorentina with 58%), a figure that allows them to run less: 108 km per game (sixteenth position, First Lazio with 116.3).

Second in total shots (524, average 16.3 per game), however, is first in shots on goal (175, average 5.4 per game).

DIET OF CHAMPIONS – The diet of Napoli players is overseen by Marco Rufolo, biologist-nutritionist. A Mediterranean-type diet is strictly and exclusively followed, which includes mainly carbohydrates (60-65%), proteins (10-15%), but also saturated (healthy) fats.

At the top is the monitoring of each player's weight and body composition. Great attention is also paid to the prevention of dehydration, with water and mineral salts even in the absence of thirst. Pizza? Allowed once a week, but with high quality ingredients and yeast.

PHENOMENAL PHYSICAL – Francesco Sinati is in charge of Napoli's athletic training. A modern coach, he favors work with the ball, but does not rule out the physical.

Videos are made to correct any running faults, and the main training is metabolic: multi-phase sessions, at high, medium and low intensity, to reproduce the rhythms of a match. Scale: players are weighed on an empty stomach approximately every ten days. The work is also personalized based on socio-cultural, cognitive and motor aspects.