Second best defense in Europe , second only to Barcelona , with 15 goals conceded in 21 league games. It is on this bunker that Napoli built their run up the table.
A record consolidated after the World Cup when the Italian team further strengthened its defense, conceding only 3 goals in the six league games played.
Napoli, a solid defense: only 3 goals conceded in 2023
Having overcome the Bianconeri's defense, which was the most impenetrable, Napoli stands out from the top of the rankings of the other top leagues, having conceded two goals less than Arsenal , who lead the Premier League with 17 goals conceded in 20 games, PSG , first in Ligue 1 with 17 goals conceded in 22 matches and three less than Bayern Munich , who have conceded 18 in 19 games played. A defense that last summer had lost its beacon, Koulibaly , now at Chelsea , who has conceded 21 goals in as many matches so far, and which instead has completely closed the barricades with the new Kim-Rrahmani pairing , with the Korean having made the Senegalese defensive pillar forgotten in the hearts of the fans.
Napoli's attack: 51 goals compared to last year's 37
The Italian defense works perfectly but that's nothing new.
It worked well last year too: by matchday 21, the goals conceded were still 15, but they only served to guarantee third place in the standings. The difference is made by the attack, which then guaranteed 37 goals compared to the 51 scored this year.
