Napoli, after a successful first part of the season, is enjoying a few days off due to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Spalletti, however, has no intention of letting the team lose competitive tension and is already planning a series of friendlies.
In addition to a tour of friendlies to be played in Turkey and already scheduled, in the past few hours the news of a possible friendly match against Villareal to be played at Maradona has leaked.
Naples – Villareal at Maradona on 17 December
The one with Villareal would be a friendly with considerable charm for the Neapolitans. In fact, they play in the Spanish team Pepe Reina and Raul Albiol, two players who have remained in the hearts of Neapolitan fans and who have contributed significantly to the leap in quality made by the team in recent years.
The friendly, which has not yet been made official, should be played on December 17th at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. In this way, home fans will have the opportunity to follow the team live, which will not be easy with the Turkish tour.
Napoli friendlies in Turkey
For some time there has been talk of the friendlies that Napoli should play in Turkey. Despite this, the contracts to make Napoli's Turkish tour official have not yet been signed. The situation will probably clear up over the weekend.
In Turkey, from 1 to 12 December, Napoli should face the following teams:
- Crystal Palace
- Fulham
- Faith Karagumruk (team coached by Pirlo)
The return to the field for the Serie A championship, however, is scheduled for January 4th. If the last friendly that the Neapolitans will play should be that of 17 December, this would mean that Spalletti's team would return to the championship fields with 17 days of rest. Not a few, but not even many to lose the competitive charge.
