Former striker Claudio Belluccitoday coach, spoke about the current events of the Azzurri a Radio Kiss Kiss Naples.
Bellucci says: “Hearing that Lukaku is the problem is heavy, there are many factors that are not working at the moment. Lukaku is important for Napoli’s game, Conte relies on him a lot. Napoli lost yesterday, but they didn’t play badly. It’s just that a team like Napoli has to create more and has to be more dangerous because if you attack with people like Lukaku and Kvaratskhelia the others start to worry.”
Were Conte’s substitutions late, they ask Bellucci? Who replies: “Yes, in my opinion yes. After the goal conceded by Isaksen I immediately expected a substitution, but we know how Conte trusts those he chooses at the start. In my opinion he wasn’t happy with the team as he said, given the choices he makes he always asks for the best from those he trusts. Napoli’s problem is that they are unable to be as cynical as they did up until two games ago. Winning helps you win, it’s very true, but let’s also give some credit to Lazio and Baroni. Lazio managed everything, even yesterday, they played and started again. Yesterday I thought they could score another goal, Baroni brought the enthusiasm back to Lazio. I also thought that Napoli could focus more on the Italian Cup, for example last year Juventus won the Italian Cup without having the European competitions.”