On Radio CRC, during the broadcast “In Ritiro Con Te”, the sports director spoke Walter Sabatini: “Napoli has mainly been an opponent for me. Since my time in Palermo with Mazzarri’s Napoli; then also with Roma, in the context of fair play and exemplary correctness by two teams that are great footballing realities. I have particular sympathy for Napoli, because when I was a child I remember Atlafini and Sivori, who were incredible in that era. It was a strong team and I have always had particular sympathy for this club.
Napoli made an extraordinary choice, convincing Conte, because Conte is a guarantee for everyone. His history says it and his faith says it, because he is a man who coaches with an absolute, almost religious faith. He will get results and he is the right man for Napoli to rebuild after last year’s deficient season. I am convinced that they will do very, very well.
Osimhen leaving seems to me to be a physiological fact: in certain moments feelings arise that are not adequate to the competitive and emotional demands of the team. Osimhen, who is a great player, brings with him salary figures and a possible entry figure in the transfer, which are indispensable. In any case, he will be replaced appropriately: Lukaku with Conte is a guarantee by history. Lukaku trained by Conte is a player who can score 20 goals. 31 years for a striker is the age of maturity, then it will depend on the coach, the teammates, the stimuli. But certainly Naples is a city that offers superlative stimuli. Romelu is triggered by Conte’s game in the right way and if he is the chosen one he will do really well.