CASTEL VOLTURNO (ITALPRESS) – “We would be fools if with three points from the first in the class we didn’t give a thought to the Scudetto. It’s right to believe in it and put everything we have at our disposal. We must always leave the field with a sweaty jersey. Only one wins in the end. But how can we today not believe in it? We know that it will be hard even Champions placement but we have to look ahead and ahead is the first place.” Antonio Conte is not hiding. Tomorrow at the “Maradona” comes Milan, a must-win match for a Napoli side that, -3 from leading Inter, still wants to cultivate the tricolor dream. “We must be proud because we are fighting for a primary goal,” insists the coach, convinced that the public’s push will be felt.
“There is little to ask of the Neapolitan fan: we expect the usual warmth. We have accustomed people to the fact that we give everything and the boys need the climate and the cheer of our fans.” The break returned David Neres. “He had been absent for more than a month and a half. We worked with him doing a friendly game as well. He made some important movements. Now you have to make choices and try to send the best ones on the field, in terms of form and guarantee from the start. David is fully recovered but I don’t know if he will start from the first minute. Part of the game anyway he will do it.”
In doubt Anguissa (“He had an adductor strain. He’s back, he did the two training sessions with us, we monitor the situation well. In this final part we can’t make a mistake.”), while Spinazzola “on Thursday received a blow to his quadriceps and didn’t train with us anymore,” Conte continued in his bulletin, “Okafor had an adductor problem. He was out for two days and today he had a refinish. We have to get him right to take certain loads. He is struggling a little bit. We are going forward to try to do our best with the players we have available.”
At the tactical level, “we will do what we know how to do. I am fortunate to have players who have very good football knowledge. We can’t sit and wait for those who are behind. Beyond the systems of play. Ideas for the attack? There are and they are very clear. The field gives them to me. There is disappointment about Anguissa and about losing Spinazzola. But Neres has recovered. We will always try to make the best decisions to get the maximum. We face a strong Milan side that was built to win the Scudetto. Then there are particular years but in January they remade the market and we face a lady team with a very good coach on the bench. Tomorrow even more we will need the support of the Maradona. We will have to suffer, I tell you in advance,” Conte said again.
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