After the 2-2 home draw with Verona, the Napoli coach was annoyed by some refereeing decisions and frustrated by the lack of resources. “I’m not interested in talking about favorites, otherwise there will be an uproar over my words”
That point is very close to him. Antonio Conte is unable to hide his disappointment, in front of the microphones, after the draw with Verona. The reasons are different: anger at adverse incidents, frustration at the paucity of resources, disagreement with the referees’ work. “The way the match was going, we could have even lost it. In the first half there were two negative episodes for us, on which we could have done better, even on the penalty. The evaluation was a bit unusual, but we accept it. Going down by two goals like this could kill anyone, instead we had the strength to come back and they disallowed two others. On the goal disallowed by Hojlund, I don’t know where he should have put his arm. Did he have to amputate it? These are subjective evaluations of those in charge video, we accept it. For the rest we have to continue doing what we are doing, the team deserves praise especially for the period we are experiencing” he commented at the end of the match on Dazn.
DIRECT CLASH
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Once the match against the gialloblù is over, Napoli can look forward to the direct clash on Sunday, at San Siro against Inter. A crossroads that can give more than a few clues about the championship race. But Conte doesn’t want the discussion to take this turn. “I’m not interested in talking about favourites, otherwise there will be an uproar over my words. We know we are facing a strong team, who have made two Champions League finals in the last three years and are at the top of the table. We will go there with great desire and determination. We will certainly count as we did today and whoever takes the field will always give their all. There will always be great media attention for matches like this.” If Chivu prefers not to comment on the Napoli coach’s observations, the latter does not understand the problem. “I don’t feel like I said anything, I consider Milan, Juventus and Inter to be three top clubs. You are good at talking and finding a negative aspect that as far as I’m concerned wasn’t there. Saying certain things means remembering history. If I say something about the referees an uproar happens and I become the complainer, but many times situations are created artfully and certain things only happen in Italy, it didn’t happen in England.” In closing, a question about recoveries. “Maybe Neres will return, then there will certainly be Mazzocchi who returns from disqualification” he concluded.
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