Last night, Napoli reached the top of the table by beating Monza 2-0 at the Maradona stadium. The goals of Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Matteo Politano decided the match against the Brianza team, players who managed the match in just over half an hour. Just as happened on Thursday evening in the Italian Cup, Conte’s team put the game on track already in the first part of the match and then managed it. Once again, without conceding a goal.
The secret of league leaders Napoli is in fact all in the balance found in the defensive phase. After Bonny’s goal last August 31st, the blue team has no longer conceded a goal. After the break, Conte’s team played four matches and never struggled in the defensive phase, not even in Turin against Juventus.
It is a very different defensive performance compared to what was seen in the first part of the season when Napoli, with the team still incomplete, collapsed 3-0 in Verona under the blows of Hellas.
Yesterday Conte expressed himself on the topic as follows at the end of the match: “Balance always starts from the players’ willingness to work in both the defensive and offensive phases, this is very important regardless of the formation and the various situations. The availability and desire to work in both the offensive and defensive phases allows you to have this balance. I don’t know if you have seen the work that Politano has done and, despite this, he has scored goals.