Is the best defense the attack? For Napoli the situation is the oppositeor: the best offense is defense. Because the Serie A leaders have built their (temporary) fortunes this season precisely on the defensive phase. Antonio Conte immediately managed to restore the solidity that had led to the Scudetto in Luciano Spalletti’s last season.
But now he will also have to work on the offensive phase, since the Azzurri’s attack with 20 goals is the least prolific of the top six in the table. But the long dominance in Seria A, at a certain point even by 4 points on the second and now by one point on Atalanta, Inter, Fiorentina and Lazio, was built above all on balance: Napoli does not score in bursts but concedes very little .
Let’s say he collects the right goals and above all knows how to block shots: 9 the goals conceded so far, 6 of which against Verona and Dea, the two defeats of the season 3-0. Only Juve did better with 7 goals conceded, and this means that Napoli boasts the second best defense in the championship: perhaps it is no coincidence that the head-to-head game in Turin ended 0-0. The clean sheets, however, are eight. Just like the days as leaders.