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“There was once the best defence in Europe,” reads the article title from Tuttomercatoweb, and for Napoli fans, that era already feels like a distant memory. The devastating 6-2 Champions League loss to PSV Eindhoven earlier today has brought the club’s defensive crisis into sharp focus, highlighting the chasm between this season’s struggling side and the impregnable wall that secured last year’s Scudetto.
Just last season, the Partenopei boasted the most robust backline on the continent, conceding a mere 27 goals in the league—33 total across all domestic competitions. It was a foundation of steel, the secret ingredient alongside their attacking flair. Yet, those…
