Spezia-Napoli, Spalletti exalts Kvara and Osimhen

Calm is the virtue of the strong and this Naples is very strong. He proved it once again, winning at Spezia after a blocked first half. Thus, Luciano Spalletti could relax in front of the TV and enjoy the derby and perhaps enjoy a new stretch on his pursuers. But is not so. “The lead points are now 16 because other teams still have to play. While in the beginning no one was convinced that we played a string of games like this, because no one wrote it or believed it, now no one thinks that rivals can do the same. But if it happened with us, it can also happen for others. So we have a duty to continue, also because there are moments in which either we settle or we double up, and we have to play doubles” the coach explained decisively, in the interview granted to Dazn at the end of the match.

THE ANALYSIS

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The coach was satisfied with the attitude shown by his players, who knew how to read the various phases of the match. “The maturity that the team has shown has been very important – he continued – these matches, with such an audience and at this hour, you win them if you have prepared them properly the day before. Spezia were very tidy on the pitch and took away our depth, we weren’t able to create many chances at the start and trigger Lobotka, although there was some impulse. The episode at the beginning of the second half paved the way for us, then we continued to do what we had to and what I expected, to bring home the result. In any case we have never suffered except on a couple of restarts. The way I had seen them, I knew that in the second half we would have directed it”.

PAIR OF GOALS

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Once again, the success of Napoli is signed by Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen. The Georgian served a very comfortable assist to his partner for the third goal. “Victor will make him redo this goal. When you pass the ball in front of the goal, your partner will then reciprocate. It’s a question of availability, of value, even of friendship, to chase after team successes and not individual ones. On the second goal instead with a half jump from a standing position it was impressive. The penalty taker? It is Kvaratskhelia, but there are others. Even today there was a confrontation with his team mates, this time I preferred that there weren’t too many discussions and that he would pull”.

Thanks Hamsik

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Finally, a thought for Hamsik, ex captain of the Azzurri, who has cut off the crest that has always distinguished him. The Slovak had said he would remove it if Napoli won the Scudetto, but Spalletti doesn’t want to see any connections. “I’m glad he took off this mohawk, which was really unbearable. But he has nothing to do with the Scudetto, because Napoli didn’t win it. I congratulate him for being a modern person, open to change. That cut was really unwatchable” he concluded with a laugh. And he has every reason to do so.