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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;6 Silva Duarte MÁRIO RUI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sines, Portugal, 27 May 1991. 22 appearances, 0 goals, 6 assists. 2 yellow cards, 1 red card.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Velocità massima 31,95 Km/h.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The `Maestro` is now at home in Naples, one of those who can boast the longest stint with the partenopei, having arrived from Roma in 2017. Vice-captain of the team, this season he has often rotated with Olivera at left back. Always decisive in important moments, he failed to score this season but provided six assists for his teammates, proving invaluable in the armoury of coach Spalletti.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&#34;hm-image-wys&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/648b0a8b/20579060_large (1).jpg&#34; alt=&#34;20579060_large (1).jpg&#34; style=&#34;display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;&#34;&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;17 Mathías OLIVERA&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Montevideo, Uruguay, 31 October 1997. 30 appearances, 2 goals, 2 assists. 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only 22 balls lost, an impressive 99 balls recovered. The season of the Uruguayan defender, who arrived in the summer from Getafe, could be summed up like this: reliability. In addition to this, the 25-year-old had the ability to adapt almost immediately to the new country and the new team. After playing as a starter only once in the first 10 matches, he started to aim for a place in the 11 in the last few games of 2022 and then took the starting spot without letting it go from February. He almost made history by scoring the potential Scudetto goal against Salernitana, but the dream faded after Dia`s goal. No matter, the Scudetto came anyway and Mathias Olivera won it, first time out, as a key component.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;19 Bartosz BERESZYŃSKI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Poznań, Poland, 12 July 1992. 3 appearances, 0 goals, 1 assist.&amp;nbsp; 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After six and a half years at Sampdoria, Bereszyński joined Napoli in January (with Alessandro Zanoli going the other way). An extra string in Spalletti`s bow, who sent him out on the pitch three times against Monza, Bologna and Sampdoria in the latter stages of the season. It was difficult to get into the best defence in the league this season, but the ever-available Pole even took the satisfaction of collecting an assist when he played in Osimhen in the 2-2 draw against the Rossoblù.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&#34;hm-image-wys&#34;&gt;&lt;img src=&#34;https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/648b0ac8/20980000_large.jpg&#34; alt=&#34;20980000_large.jpg&#34; style=&#34;display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;&#34;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;22 Giovanni DI LORENZO&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Lucca, 4 August 1993. 37 appearances, 3 goals and 4 assists. 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2283 passes with an accuracy of 86%. Top speed &amp;nbsp;33.48 km/h.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A monumental season for the Napoli captain who inherited the armband from Lorenzo Insigne this summer. A fair and charismatic footballer, he gave his best both in the dressing room and on the pitch, playing practically all the time. The only defender in the league with at least 45 chances created in open play and at least 10 shots on target, as well as being practically insurmountable for opposing attackers, he also took the satisfaction of scoring three goals, against Salernitana, Lecce and the splendid one against Inter, while providing four assists. Spalletti `ruined` a potential record: Di Lorenzo had always played as a starter since his debut in Serie A TIM on 19 August 2018 for Empoli (to date 175 games from the start out of 176), while on the fourth-last matchday, in the game lost to Monza, he experienced the thrill of coming off the bench. He took the immense satisfaction of becoming the second player to lift the league title in a Napoli shirt after a certain Diego Armando Maradona.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo LaPresse)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Position by position, we celebrate the fantastic season of the 2002/23 Italian champions, today we continue with the defenders

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6 Silva Duarte MÁRIO RUISines, Portugal, 27 May 1991. 22 appearances, 0 goals, 6 assists. 2 yellow cards, 1 red card.Velocità massima 31,95 Km/h.The `Maestro` is now at home in Naples, one of those who can boast the longest stint with the partenopei, having arrived from Roma in 2017. Vice-captain of the team, this season he has often rotated with Olivera at left back. Always decisive in important moments, he failed to score this season but provided six assists for his teammates, proving invaluable in the armoury of coach Spalletti.<img src="https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/648b0a8b/20579060_large (1).jpg" alt="20579060_large (1).jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;">17 Mathías OLIVERAMontevideo, Uruguay, 31 October 1997. 30 appearances, 2 goals, 2 assists. 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.Only 22 balls lost, an impressive 99 balls recovered. The season of the Uruguayan defender, who arrived in the summer from Getafe, could be summed up like this: reliability. In addition to this, the 25-year-old had the ability to adapt almost immediately to the new country and the new team. After playing as a starter only once in the first 10 matches, he started to aim for a place in the 11 in the last few games of 2022 and then took the starting spot without letting it go from February. He almost made history by scoring the potential Scudetto goal against Salernitana, but the dream faded after Dia`s goal. No matter, the Scudetto came anyway and Mathias Olivera won it, first time out, as a key component.19 Bartosz BERESZYŃSKIPoznań, Poland, 12 July 1992. 3 appearances, 0 goals, 1 assist.&nbsp; 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.After six and a half years at Sampdoria, Bereszyński joined Napoli in January (with Alessandro Zanoli going the other way). An extra string in Spalletti`s bow, who sent him out on the pitch three times against Monza, Bologna and Sampdoria in the latter stages of the season. It was difficult to get into the best defence in the league this season, but the ever-available Pole even took the satisfaction of collecting an assist when he played in Osimhen in the 2-2 draw against the Rossoblù.<div class="hm-image-wys"><img src="https://img.legaseriea.it/vimages/648b0ac8/20980000_large.jpg" alt="20980000_large.jpg" style="display: block; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-bottom: 16px; max-width: 100%; width: auto; pointer-events: none;"></div>22 Giovanni DI LORENZOCastelnuovo di Garfagnana, Lucca, 4 August 1993. 37 appearances, 3 goals and 4 assists. 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.2283 passes with an accuracy of 86%. Top speed &nbsp;33.48 km/h.A monumental season for the Napoli captain who inherited the armband from Lorenzo Insigne this summer. A fair and charismatic footballer, he gave his best both in the dressing room and on the pitch, playing practically all the time. The only defender in the league with at least 45 chances created in open play and at least 10 shots on target, as well as being practically insurmountable for opposing attackers, he also took the satisfaction of scoring three goals, against Salernitana, Lecce and the splendid one against Inter, while providing four assists. Spalletti `ruined` a potential record: Di Lorenzo had always played as a starter since his debut in Serie A TIM on 19 August 2018 for Empoli (to date 175 games from the start out of 176), while on the fourth-last matchday, in the game lost to Monza, he experienced the thrill of coming off the bench. He took the immense satisfaction of becoming the second player to lift the league title in a Napoli shirt after a certain Diego Armando Maradona.(Photo LaPresse)&nbsp;

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