CASTEL VOLTURNO (ITALPRESS) – “Beyond the standings after 7 months I would have expected Napoli to start taking shape. To find ourselves in this position should fill us with pride but should not put so much pressure on us. Because it can be positive but also negative. So I say to the boys let’s enjoy this moment because we have deserved the ranking.” Thus Napoli coach Antonio Conte on the eve of the direct clash against Inter, scheduled tomorrow at 6 p.m. at the Maradona. “Scudetto challenge? It will be an influential match on the standings. There are three points and there are so many teams close. After the defeat we learned a lot more than the victory. We analyzed why we had that second half against Como. The boys know that I was very angry but so were they. That second half was not at our level. We tried to understand that you have to be on the ball all the time until 95′ remembering that all the points we scored were hard-earned,” said Conte again, who does not want to put all the pressure on Inter. “My players do not have to think about this. We also try to grow in setting ourselves the goal of giving our best in every game. As I always say the important thing is to leave the field knowing that we gave everything. If we were beaten it is because the others were better. Soccer is a sport where you can win or you can lose. With Como we have something to recriminate about and the boys know that I have no filter. Now we have this beautiful match ahead of us. We are coming to play a top match. We have to enjoy it by putting everything we have.” Anguissa will not be there, a heavy absence for the Salento coach. “I still have 24 hours to decide how to replace him, I will look for the best solution, you will see it tomorrow on the pitch,” explained Conte who goes on to talk about returns and unavailability. “Spinazzola and Olivera have recovered. Leonardo played the whole game against Como. We managed him. Mathias had a more serious problem being a repeat offender. He is working to get into condition. They are both available and then we will see what choices will be best. I also have to look at the other games trying not to do any physical damage.” Neres and Anguissa will not be there: “They are strong but we are focusing on the collective. The curious thing is that both of them finished the game and had nothing and then the next day they suffered the muscle problem. It’s hard to understand why this accumulation of injuries. It’s all questionable. We were good and lucky not to have any before, but you can’t think that you don’t have them in a year. You can have the period where you are most unlucky, where everyone in the same department stops. You have to be good at finding solutions. Like Raspadori, who was not being used and is now at the center of the team.” – Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
