SSC Napoli: Their Rise to the Top of Italian Serie A

Napoli have endured heartbreak and pain ever since Diego Maradona left the club in the early 1990s. They went from the top of the Serie A and down a rapid decline, which resulted in their relegation from the Serie A. 

Napoli tried to bounce back by getting promoted back to Serie A in 2000, but were sent back down after only one season in the top division. To make matters worse, Napoli filed for bankruptcy in 2004. Napoli finally hit rock bottom. It's also ironic because another big team in England had the same financial problems, leading to relegation and also hitting rock bottom in the same year. (If you guys don't know what club that was, it was Leeds United.)

The club eventually went bankrupt and it seemed SSC Napoli would now just be a part of Italian football history. Until, that is, an Italian film producer named Aurelio De Laurentiis bought the club and brought back the history of the club in order to keep football in the city of Naples.

Because of their short exodus in Italian football, Napoli had to start in Serie C, only to see them get promoted back to Serie B after two seasons. With unmeasurable amounts of support from their fans, Napoli continued their "rise back to prominence" story by getting themselves back to Serie A in 2006 after getting promoted on the final game of the season.

Napoli's first season in Serie A was a breath of fresh air. Fast-fowarding five years to the present, Napoli have gone from a newly promoted team in Serie A to a very talented team with the potential of winning Serie A.

Napoli has once again claimed a seat as one of the top clubs in Italian football. Now, Napoli have their eyes set on dethroning AC Milan and claiming the Scudetto this upcoming campaign. With a new coach in Walter Mazzarri and a talented squad with players like Edinson Cavani, "punk-rocker" Marek Hamsik, Ezequiel Lavezzi and Gokhan Inler, Napoli have one of the best assembled squads in Europe. 

Napoli have looked very impressive this year as they have defeated the likes of AC Milan and Inter Milan in Serie A this season. They have also looked really good in Champions League with quality performances against Manchester City and Villarreal.

Napoli have all the factors in becoming this year's Serie A champions. They have one of the best managers in the world, Cavani is arguably the best striker in Serie A right now, Hamsik is one of the best attacking midfielders and they have the potential of reaching heights further than they could imagine. 

If Napoli claim the Scudetto this season, this would become another fairy tale story in the history of football.