From duelling with Juventus in Serie A to delving into the transfer market, here’s what the Italians have been up to since we saw them last for that crucial Champions League group-stage finale at Anfield in December…
The Napoli that arrives at Murrayfield on Sunday for their fourth meeting with Liverpool inside a year can perhaps best be summed up as a serene and stable outfit.
During a summer when rivals Juve, AS Roma and both Milan clubs have all changed coach, Napoli have continued to judiciously construct a powerbase under the cool, calm gaze of Carlo Ancelotti, 12 months into the ninth appointment of a managerial career spanning almost a quarter of a century.