NAPOLI WIN, INTER LOSE AND WE ARE LEVEL AT THE SUMMIT!!! Raff N Raff are back after a week off... and boy have things changed in two weeks! The Raffs go on a very deep dive with our thoughts on what Napoli's very important shutout wins over Empoli and Monza, coupled with Inter's last minute loss to Orsolini and Bologna, means for the rest of this s…

Raff N Raff are back to discuss the 1-1 stalemate at the Dall’Ara this past weekend. A MAJOR opportunity dropped again, as Napoli failed to close the gap to one point while Inter drew to Parma. The Raff’s are worried that redundancy has set in and things at Camp Conte are becoming too repetitive. Something needs to click for Napoli to realize numbe…

In this episode of the Rant, Raffa and Bizz discuss the big win at the Maradona over Milan 2-1, keeping the partenopei 3 behind Inter. With 8 games left and a more favorable schedule, Napoli could be in great position to take another scudetto, but will Conte be able to rely on his depth to carry us over? The fact that Napoli tend to take their foot…

This week, Raff N Raff celebrate Raffa Rispo’s birthday by reviewing Napoli’s DISMAL 0-0 draw in Venezia. It was so bad, Raffa claims it gave him the flu. In all seriousness, the Raffs try to make sense of what exactly is happening with our partenopei. With Inter beating Atalanta, Napoli are now 3 points adrift the top, but gain a point on La Dea. …

On this edition of the Napoli Rant, Raff & Raff begin with a look back at the epic Rant trip to Napoli with Quintin, the work for Serie A North America and the overall air about Napoli and the Stadio Maradona for the big 1v2 clash with Inter from last week. Then, Rispo & The Bizz get to looking back at the draw with Inter and the win over Fiorentin…

DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, BEFORE NAPOLI-INTER LIVE FROM NAPOLI, IT'S RAFF N RAFF!!! For the first time ever, Raff Rispo & Raff Bizzarro film a live YouTube episode together in person. With Quintin in the background, The Raffs are in the terrazzo talking about the big match that takes place between Napoli and Inter a…

RAFF N RAFF DROP A VERY BIG ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TOP OF THE SHOW!!! Then, the Raffs take to the state of Napoli, which is after the 3rd straight draw, they fortunately stay at the top of Serie A with Inter losing to Juventus. Has Conte lost the plot? Are we set up to win #4? Our thoughts! TIFOSI!!! Please join us in our Napoli Rant Discord Chat! We …

Raff N Raff are a bit triggered in this episode of the Napoli Rant. Napoli suffer their first setback in 8 matches, drawing on the road at the Olimpico vs Roma with a stoppage time equalizer after Spinazzola netted his first Napoli goal early on. It was a missed opportunity to go ahead 5 points on Inter, as they also only managed a draw to Milan. H…

NAPOLI ARE COMEBACK KINGS!!! 2-1 was the final at the Maradona as Napoli come from behind to defeat Juventus. Raff N Raff are in to chat about the big match, which was a very hard fought victory and now, Juventus are no longer unbeaten. The Beast of the Match this week was chosen with an inspirational story behind it that Bizz will share with you F…

In what was the biggest match of the season to date, Raff N Raff are in discuss Napoli's 3-2 win in Bergamo. With the transfer of Kvara to PSG made official just hours prior, Napoli continue their run in Serie A as leaders by winning their 6th match in a row and their 8th road win out of 11, which has only been done twice in the history of the part…

In a whirlwind week, Napoli have redeemed themselves from the 3-0 season opening defeat by beating Verona 2-0 at Stadio Maradona, despite the very real chatter of Kvara leaving for PSG this January window. Raff N Raff break down the whole scenario, award a Beast of the Match and give their opinion on how Kvara should received by the Napoli tifosi g…

Buon Anno a tutti! Raff N Raff return from the holidays to review TWO matches, which means more Raffa & The Bizz and more Beasts of the Match. Napoli defeat both Venezia at home and Fiorentina away to conclude the “Andata” first half of the 24/25 Serie A. They currently sit top of the league, but with Atalanta and Inter both at one and two matches …

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BUON NATALE A TUTTI Napoli head into Christmas still in a close 2nd to Atalanta and grind out an important win on the road to Genoa at the Marassi. Raff N Raff cover that and announce Beast of the Match, but a main "Rant" comes from perhaps controversial takes from Mike Grella and a great friend of the Rant, Patrick Kendrick. They claim Napoli can'…

This week, Raff N Raff discuss Napoli's much needed 3-1 road win over Udinese as the Partenopei stay a close 2nd to Atalanta. No Kvara? No Problem! David Neres steps up in a big way as e sets up the match winner in between important goals by Lukaku and Anguissa after being down 1-0 at the half. What was said by Conte in the locker room? Also, Raffa…

So much for rotation! In this episode, Raff Bizz returns and The Raff's discuss the 1-0 home loss v Lazio, which now puts Napoli 2nd in Serie A despite Antonio Conte's complete rotation of the squad in Coppa Italia. The Raffs ask now if there is something wrong in the squad, and, if so, what is wrong? Is it lack of goals? Is it lack of depth? We di…

Raffa Rispo flies solo in this very unique two part episode. Part 1 is recorded on Thursday, Dec 5 at 9am EST and Our Vicar of Vesuvius covers the great road win over Torino from matchday 14 in Serie A. Part 2 is recorded at 10pm EST on the same day where Raffa then covers the disappointing, yet maybe necessary Coppa Italia exit at the hands of Laz…

STILL ON TOP! Raffa Rispo and Raff Bizz are back to cover the 1-0 Napoli win over Roma in the Maradona leg of the Derby Del Sole. More debate over if Kvara is producing enough, or if his head isn’t in it because of the contract. Just days after playing 180 minutes for Georgia, Kvara produced an okay performance, but got subbed out quickly. What doe…

Napoli may be taking a break for the FIFA International Calendar, but Raff N Raff are in full force...and we have something REAL special for you. It's the FATHER OF FUORIGROTTA, Antonio (Tony) Rispo, Raffa Rispo's papà, is in studio to give us a brief sneak peek, but very fun look at his story as a Napoli fandom. We very briefly discuss Italy's UEF…

Napoli stay first as we approach the last International break of the 2024. In to talk all about the massive point v Inter is the man who commentated the match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Patrick Kendrick. Raff N Raff grill Patrick about the match, the tight (and we mean TOOOIGHT) top of Serie A and ADL's tweet and if he's left us with a sublimin…

Bizz is back with Mind Your Bizz and is joined by a very special guest, Rocco Rispo, son of the Vicar of Vesuvius Raffa Rispo! Rocco, 13yo, makes a very impressive debut and it’s all about the aftermath of one Victor Osimhen. How would the former Prince of Napoli fare in a Conte system? How does he compare to Romelu Lukaku? Should Napoli fans miss …

The Tale Of Two Napoli's is the theme this week as Raff N Raff are back to cover the big win in Milano last Tuesday and...well quite frankly...the big loss at the Maradona on Sunday vs Atalanta. Napoli remain top of Serie A, but now 1-6 are separated by 4 points as Napoli head BACK to Milano for a HUMUNGOUS 2vs1 match up with Campioni Inter! Howeve…

SALUTA LA CAPOLISTA Napoli grind out another big win over smaller competition and with the Inter-Juve draw, they climb further in their quest for another scudetto. But is this enough to sustain? Do we need to see more goals? Kvara and Politano sat for this one, allowing for Neres & Ngonge to start. Impressive, though can one (or both) break through…

Raffa Rispo flying solo in this, the 8th Napoli Rant episode of the season for Raff N Raff. Napoli defeat Empoli 1-0 on the road with a Khvicha Kvaratskhelia penalty kick. Not the prettiest fashion, but we'll take the win...RIGHT? In the last episode, Bizz had a great Rant for the Kvara contract renewal. Two weeks on, there is still buzz about Fuor…

*ATTENTION* Raffa here, announcing that this is the third and FINAL episode of In The Shadow Of Vesuvio on this, the Far From Vesuvius platform. To hear more of Henry and Michele, please make sure you subscribe to their exclusive feed. I have also stepped away from producing, as I've taught the dottore everything he needs to know about production! …

Raff N Raff are BACK IN THE NAPOLI MOOD! La Capolista win again 3-1 at home v Como in the early fixture this round and that means Napoli will be guaranteed 1st place in Serie A over the international break. Raffa & The Bizz talk about the match, they give out this week's Beast of the Match, and Bizz goes on a Rant this week on the salary worth of o…

Henry and Michele release the second pod on the new In The Shadow Of Vesuvio exclusive feed. Head to the links below to access the full show archive. Over the next few episodes we will be moving entirely to our new feed so please give us a follow and a rate and a review if possible. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2sBLrXho5zHwh5h6lkrj1c Appl…

Bizz is joined by popular Napoli fan, Daniel "D-Bo" Bowen, to discuss his experience visiting 20+ different stadiums in Italy while living there. Which infrastructure was the best? What stadium had the best fan experience? Is there a bathroom problem in Italian stadiums? What would ADL do in his own stadium? That and MORE on this episode of Mind Yo…

AYYY Raff & Raff are back with not one, but TWO matches to cover as Napoli defeat Serie B side Palermo 5-0 to advance to the round of 16 in Coppa Italia, where they will play Lazio in Rome in December...and of course the 2-0 win over Monza to go TOP OF THE LEAGUE! We haven't been sole top since the last match day of the scudetto winning 22/23 seaso…

IT'S THE RETURN OF FRENEMIES!!! Juventus w/ Marco Messina Raffa Rispo's new-ish solo venture comes your way with Frenemies making its debut under Raff N Raff's Brand, The Napoli Rant! What a way to kick things off with IFTV and CBS Sports Golazo/Serie A's Marco Messina, who is actually a Juventino. You can find Marco on you TV screens at Paramount+…

Episode 2: "Operation Formation" Raff Bizzaro is joined with The Napoli Rant Discord member Italian Punk (X: @italian_punk24) as they discuss Antonio Conte's possible strategy this season for how SSC Napoli line up on the field. Can we expect a tighter, more centralized team? Do Napoli have the exterior pieces to run a wide game? Should we be worri…

Henry and Michele release the first pod on the new In The Shadow Of Vesuvio exclusive feed. Head to the links below to access the full show archive. Over the next few episodes we will be moving entirely to our new feed so please give us a follow and a rate and a review if possible. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2sBLrXho5zHwh5h6lkrj1c Apple…

Napoli gains a road point v Juventus at the J in Turin. The highly anticipated encounter ended up a goal-less draw marks the 4th straight positive result for Conte's men, something they couldn't achieve last season. A change was made in formation to suit Scott McTominay's debut start. Is that the way forward? Was this a missed opportunity to snag 1…

With the first ever episode of "Mind Your Bizz", Napoli Rant co-host Raff Bizz asks longtime Discord Members Cal (X: @cAlerbA710) and Daniel (X: @ragstoriches_3 ) to speak about SSC Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis' recent 20th Anniversary celebration. We discuss the good, the bad and if Napoli will ever become a dynasty?! Be sure to listen i…

In The Shadow Of Vesuvio is the only English podcast that gives you all things SSC Napoli direct from city... ... Michele and Henry are back! They give you 'from the stadium' lowdown on the beginning of the Conte era in Naples. The August start of Serie A is bemoaned, players' return to form are celebrated, new signings are analysed and Michele giv…

Raff N Raff celebrate another Napoli win. It took a while, but Conte's men got back to dominating performances with a 4-0 away drubbing of Cagliari. Lukaku set up Di Lorenzo and Kvara. Then Kvara set up Lukaku and Neres set a record as he set up Buongiorno for his first and Napoli set themselves up very nicely for their next big match in Turin agai…

Raffa Rispo brings in Joe Fischetti for a super deep dive into Napoli's Summer Mercato. Originally recorded the day after the end of the mercato, Raffa & Joe cover in full detail all the incoming, outgoing and loanees gone and returned...except for one VICTOR OSIMHEN! AFTER the recording, we learned that the Nigerian Player of the Year, Serie A's t…

Raff N Raff celebrate the huge comeback 2-1 win for Conte's Napoli over an exciting Parma side led by former Napoli player Fabio Pecchia. The new striker #11 Romelu Lukaku comes in and makes an immediate impact with a goal on his debut. David Peres comes in and makes ANOTHER immediate impact and gets the match winning assist. Sloppy first half, but…

Henry Bell and his friends David, Ross and Jacob from Glasgow Napoli take you on a journey across the West of Scotland to learn all about Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour. They’ll be telling you about why they’re excited about these signings, how they might fit into the side and the best games they’ve seen them play. The good doctor also explores …

The Pre$identi are back with new bets and Fantacalcio round up. Last week, Gaetano's sure bet was not so sure as Roma lose at home to Empoli. However, Raffa's sure bet of Juventus destroying Verona came in. Gaetano shone through with his props, though, as he guessed Kvara & Retegui scoring and he also won the head-to-head contest with Raffa as he g…

NOW THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! Raff N Raff are back to cover Napoli's 3-0 win over Bologna at the Maradona. The partenopei erase the match day 1 3-0 loss with an emphatic performance as Conte-ball takes full effect...on AND off the pitch! Rispo & The Bizz discuss that, plus the Victor Osimhen "will he or won't he" transfer drama prepares to come to a hea…

Introducing PRE$IDENTI!!! A podcast about betting and Fantacalcio. Raffa Rispo & Gaetano Sollazzo are PRESIDENTI of FFV and Tri-State Napoli Club respectively and they are coming at you with their best bet tips for not just Napoli, but all Serie A and European games. They'll also be going over the best & worst Fantasy players of the week and will b…

RAFF N RAFF ARE BACK IN TOWN!!! That's right, The RETURN of the Napoli Rant is here, in a bit of a different format. No longer a live show, but your favorites Raffa Rispo & Raff Bizzarro are still ranting about all things Napoli, and what's not to Rant about this week? Napoli lose their first season opener in 15 years as they're EMBARRASED by Hella…

The start of the 2024/25 season for SSC Napoli is on the horizon. In this episode, with days left until the Coppa Italia 1st Round, the Pisces Paesani take an unexpected deep dive into talking about the Coppa and our opponents, Modena. Then, Raffa & Dan get to your questions that cover the final 2 preseason matches, the continuing Osimhen saga, pot…

Our Pisces Paesani are ack for episode 2 of the 2024/25 SSC Napoli season. The team has moved from the mountains of Dimaro and are now in Castel di Sangro for leg 2. A 4-0 win over Albanian Champions Egnatia saw almost the whole full squad start, with the exception of one Victor Osimhen. The transfer drama continues as the season rapidly approaches…

The Pisces Paesani are BACK! It's a new season. Raffa & Dan are back to catch up on what's been going on over at Fuorigrotta over the passed few months. Antonio Conte is the new manager, we've made some incredible signings and our capitano is returning, instead of joining the dirty enemY, Juventus! They also chat a little Italian NT /Spalletti/what…

We haven't heard from Presidente Raffa Rispo for a while so Henry pops into his new barbershop, Ballston Spa Barber Club, to catch up with his old friend and hear what he thinks about Victor Osimhen's exit and legacy, the new Conte regime and his SMOKIN HOT takes ahead of the new season. They also find a moment to celebrate the Napoli community ove…

Episode 51: 100 Popes Michele and Henry return for a new season! They address all the hot topics in Naples at the moment - Osimhen, Conte as well as the sort of Di Lorenzo might get at the Maradona for his first home game. They go through listener questions and look ahead to what will hopefully be a less disastrous season! Please do support the sho…

Episode 50: Patrick Kendrick For our 50th episode, Henry and Michele are joined by Patrick Kendrick, the lead commentator for the Serie A world feed, interpreter, co-host of Serie a Chronicles and, according to Henry’s partner: ‘the man who gets all the Italian names right’. Patrick shares his favourite sites, food and drink from the citta and tell…

Episode 49: A Child With A Toy Henry and Michele answer YOUR questions and cover a huge range of subjects from the origins of Curva A and Curva B ultras to Henry’s hair; from our picks for next season’s coach to Michele’s favourite spots in Naples. Don’t miss this episode which covers the full range of things we like to talk about ahead the 50th sh…