“A play will not be enough against Atalanta”
An insidious trip to the Naplesthat in Bergamo will face theAtalanta, in what could be a fundamental crossroads in the race for the championship. With Juve And Inter who will take points away from each other on Sunday evening in the direct match, and the Milan called to answer only on Monday against the Bolognafor the Neapolitans the challenge of Gewiss Stadium it could be decisive.
Naples, Spalletti: “Whoever looks down, loses”
The blue technician, Luciano Spallettispoke at the press conference for the presentation of the Serie A match: “It’s a match of those that look you in the eye. Whoever lowers his gaze loses. Atalanta is a team that maintains a high level of quality and rhythm, they have been built well for years. One bet will not be enough to win it, but 95 minutes of doors. Blow for blow“. The coach from Certaldo continues praising Atalanta and their coach: “Gasperini is very good, just look at where he has led Atalanta in Italy and Europe in recent years. And the compliments go to the whole club for what they have done off the pitch as well. We are here because we have won many races with the team that is not complete, we can do it again tomorrow. It will be a game from the ground that trembles under your feet “.
Spalletti: “Italy flop? Right to continue with Mancini”
Spalletti also expressed his opinion on second consecutive exclusion of Italy from the World Cup: “Okay, they can continue with Mancini, the path is the right one, Mancini has led many young groups to serve in the future, he has won the European Championships, unfortunately a game can be wrong as it happened, but the game and the many players it has brought to the national team is there for all to see – continued the blue technician -. Then it is clear that there are things to improve and to go in search of new, certainly we are behind in terms of stadiums and structures. They are needed new stadiums it’s a new sporting culture since football schools, there is thebone to victoryyou have to let the kids play to bring out their qualities “.
Napoli, Spalletti: “Di Lorenzo out? Zanoli has the same characteristics”
On the absence of Di Lorenzo and the possible replacement: “Zanoli has the same characteristics, he has not played until now because in front of him there is Di Lorenzo who is the continuous innovation of the role of full-back. Zanoli from the second training session in Dimaro with the team I imagined him as a starter in a difficult match come against Atalanta. There is also Malcuit who has recovered “.
Spalletti: “Mertens has become Neapolitan”
The Tuscan coach then spoke about Mertens’ situation: “He became Neapolitan because love this city, Sunday has a duty to show a Ciro Romeo (the newborn son ed) what his father is made of as a footballer. Few foreigners in the history of Italian football have integrated into a city and a supporter as he did. I hope that tomorrow will show me the count of all those times that I have not played him, when you have a squad like this it is normal for someone to be penalized. He is a well-rounded professional, he can change the fate of a match “.
Napoli, Spalletti: “Insigne is always the same”
On Insigne no alarm after the blue disappointment: “Every time he arrives in the locker room I always see him at the same, he is always the locker room one of the first to arrivehe is always available and joyful with everyone, in training he shows of the things he doesn’t always show in the game. The Scudetto for 4? There are still 7 teams because there are still so many games and direct clashes. The potential of the teams is the same, they are very strong and well built teams. “
Spalletti quotes Koulibaly: “We are all Neapolitans”
The many absences could weigh: “If you do not give us any state of emergency we are very happy. I use Koulibaly’s words: ‘We are all Neapolitans until the end of the season’. There is the desire to write a course in these last 8 games. They are difficult matches, but the attitude I see tells a lot of things and I consider it a correct look “.