“I’m already in love with this team, it’s a group of guys and I’m not saying this flatteringly, very helpful. All good guys, a lot of enthusiasm is being created.” Antonio Conte with honey. And if it almost never is and now it is, perhaps there is a reason. He says it in the press conference, after another convincing victory against Monza. He thanks his wingers, Kvaratskhelia and especially Politano (first goal of the season), and takes flight. Up to the top of the rankings. Napoli are back 16 months after the last time: at the time there was Spalletti, now the technical commissioner is – coincidentally – in the stands observing and admiring his old team, who after having fallen in love with him (and the results, the Scudetto, have been seen) now seem to be I’m falling in love again, because life is like this: highs, lows, and then highs again.
The MonzaHowever, he has not yet found success in this championship. Alessandro Nesta is struggling, and in the post-match he gets angry with his team publicly: “I expected more, but it all comes down to holding the ball and staying up. In the defensive phase we did quite well. We lost ourselves after the goal, the difference for me it does it there.” Of course, this wasn’t the game to win, but getting three points back would be very important. For him and also for his future.
THE NAPLES-MONZA SCORESHEET
Naples (4-3-3): Caprile; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Buongiorno, Olivera (47′ st Spinazzola); Anguissa, Lobotka (47′ st Gilmour), McTominay; Politano (42′ st Neres), Lukaku (42′ st Raspadori), Kvaratskhelia (30′ st Mazzocchi). Available: Contini, Turi, Marin, Juan Jesus, Spinazzola, Zerbin, Folorunsho, Ngonge, Simeone. All.: Count
Monza (3-4-2-1): Turati; Izzo (37′ st D’Ambrosio), Marì, Carboni; Pereira, Bianco (38′ st Caprari), Bondo, Kyriakopoulos; Pessina, Maldini; Djuric. Available: Pizzignacco, Mazza, Birindelli, Postiglione, Forson, Valoti, Berretta, Maric. All.: Nesta
Referee: Manganiello
Markers: 22′ Politano (N), 33′ Kvaratskhelia (N)
Warned: Kvaratskhelia (N), Maldini, Izzo (M)