Serse Cosmi on ‘Radio Serie A’ analyzed the race to the top of the table. The coach born in 1958 thus responded to a listener who asked him if the absence of Cups in Napoli’s calendar could represent an advantage in the long run: “I’m not so convinced that the teams that play more matches will suffer physically. The full squads of Inter, Milan and Juventus were built to survive European competitions. It’s true that they will be more tired, but they have many more players to offer Having said that, the Napoli squad is also more than reliable even numerically. Today they are not playing players who could easily be starters.”
And again: “Conte relies on a team of starters: he has this method, which is indisputable because he won. However, it cannot be said that the other teams will arrive in March and will be tired, allowing Napoli to come out: if Conte’s team plays like yesterday he will have great difficulties. And then in Inter there is a 40% Lautaro, Juventus is playing without many players and in my opinion Atalanta is training in the cups.”
Cosmi concludes his reasoning thus: “The cups issue is a big false problem. Then there are specific moments in which some absences can make the difference, but in the long term the cups are useful. The mentality is the real strength of teams like Atalanta, Fiorentina and Lazio: they go on the pitch and they don’t suffer from the midweek shifts. Indeed, the coaches see them as possibilities and make turnover. The way these three teams operate does not lead me to think that they will arrive empty in March, nor do I think that Napoli will reach the final stage. of the championship with a different speed compared to the others”.