22 August 2026 / / Genoa vs Napoli
One thing to think about when you are watching a Napoli game is how much Lobotka sounds like Slabodka, which is the small town in Lithuania where your ancestors are from, and also the ancestors of a boy you thought might be your beshert until he stopped walking around the city for fear of dead people buried beneath his feet. One thing to think about when you watch a Genoa game is Daniele De Rossi. Genoa and Napoli have reestablished their special fan relationship after a 40 year break, or so we are told. Napoli have forgiven Genoa for refusing to play them in the Coppa Italia during Naples’s 1973 cholera outbreak. In many cultures, the instinct to survive is impolite.