Naples, Osimhen fury: he goes against the fans, Juan Jesus stops him. And in the dressing room …

From our correspondent Maurizio Nicita

25 April
– EMPOLI

Anger and nervousness on the surface. Like the one shown at the end of the game by Victor Osimhen that he cannot conceive of Napoli fans inveighing against the team. He almost wants to go under the curve to argue, but the more experienced Juan Jesus stops him to avoid problems. While, with their heads bowed, Insigne and Mertens applaud to thank the fans who do not make discounts after yet another fool in recent weeks. Osimhen was supposed to be the decisive man of these matches, but he too remained trapped in the misunderstanding of a Napoli dissolved in the dilemma: dribble or long throw for Victor.

Screams from the locker room

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But if this has been seen on the pitch, there is a background not seen but heard in the Castellani dressing room. Particularly when the vice president Edo De Laurentiis joined, certainly not happy with the performance. Kicks and punches to lockers and also a kind of showdown in a team that has various souls. In a corner, with his head in his hands, Alex Meret who will need time to metabolize the duck.

Return

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Then the group boarded the organized charter train for Naples. After the outburst, heads down and earphones to isolate themselves. At the Empoli station some Tuscan fans teased the players, but no reaction, just the desire to disappear quickly from a nightmare Sunday. And at the Naples station only indifference for the group returned late in the evening. Today is a day off, as Spalletti decided (the company would have liked to do it immediately). From tomorrow in retreat in Castel Volturno, but not for the overnight stay as the hotel next to the fields is sold out this week. The company is looking for a solution in the Campi Flegrei area. Then on Saturday Sassuolo. A victory could immediately guarantee the Champions League, but it would not close the wounds of a double-faced season.