Salvatore Bagniformer player – among others – of Napoli, in an interview with Corriere dello Sport spoke about the Italian team and the impact that Antonio Conte is having: “The pitch is confirming it, when you see the wingers like Politano or Kvaratskhelia defend like full-backs and then start again. Maybe in the offensive phase you suffer a little because you get tired on the other side and there is a considerable waste of energy, but if you win for now that’s fine. Today facing Napoli is difficult for everyone and Inter also had great respect.”
Focus on Neres, for whom he didn’t expect a greater commitment: “If you ask him about the job of Politano or Kvaratskhelia, he gets into difficulty. The Brazilian splits matches in twenty minutes, but coincidentally as a starter with Lecce he didn’t repeat the brilliant performances when he enters at the end. At this moment Conte needs players capable of playing all over the pitch. And then also last year Di Maria played often.”
Closing on Lukaku, Conte’s loyalist: “In the meantime, let’s remember that if Osimhen had left immediately, he would have arrived much earlier. Instead he skipped summer training and is therefore taking longer to get into shape. Now he is late but he is he knows, Conte knows it too, that’s why he always plays. He has to find the match rhythm now, even with his goals Napoli is first.”