Antonio Conte says he was “not disappointed” by Napoli's performance and effort after losing to Lazio for the second time in a week. Thursday's 3-1 defeat to Lazio knocked Napoli out of the Coppa Italia, with Sunday's home match giving them a chance for revenge, along with the opportunity to regain top spot from Atalanta, […]
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Due to the 1-0 deficit, Napoli handed over the lead in Serie A to Atalanta. Conte said afterwards: “I think this match clearly showed that we are on the right track because our idea of football is to be aggressive, take the initiative and try to create dangerous situations when we have the ball. “We
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Napoli were knocked out of the Coppa by Lazio in midweek. “I agree with him, he was absolutely right to use 11 different players,” ADL said at a book meeting yesterday. “It was a great training against Lazio and a life lesson for the team. “We knew it wouldn't have been easy to change so
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Lazio meet the Serie A leaders in the Coppa Italia on Thursday evening, with Baroni admitting Napoli's success under Antonio Conte is no surprise. Opposite Naples: “It doesn't surprise me at all, Napoli are rightly in first place in the standings. I know Conte beyond the results, I was close to him for two years
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Antonio Conte said Napoli's Coppa Italia last-16 draw against Lazio would be used to give some of his fringe players the chance to shine for the Serie A leaders. Napoli maintained their lead at the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Torino on Sunday, with Scott McTominay on target for Gli Azzurri.
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The two clubs will meet in the round of 16 tomorrow, with Conte previewing the match today. Conte takes the floor: “Before I started, I wanted to send a big hug to Edoardo Bove on behalf of myself and all the boys. We are all with him and we hope to see him do what
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Scott McTominay struck for the 1-0 win on Sunday. “Today was the fourteenth match,” said Conte “If we look at the other teams, how they have become stronger, especially with the European obligations in mind, and if we manage to enter Europe, we will have to strengthen this squad… The president must know that. “At
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Antonio Conte was pleased Napoli responded to his plea for improvement by claiming a 1-0 win over Torino in Serie A on Sunday. Napoli returned to winning ways last weekend with a 1-0 home win over Roma and kept that momentum going thanks to Scott McTominay's strike after a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta followed by
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Napoli currently top the standings and Conte says a number of challengers will soon be gone. “We have to be realistic and recognize that we are only 13 games into the season and there are six teams within a few points of us,” he said. “It's a very even distribution so far, I don't think
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Napoli and the player camp are currently discussing a new contract. Conte said: “Khvicha is growing enormously in terms of determination and desire. :He was disappointed because he had two good chances to score (against Roma) and help us a little more in managing the final phase, but he is a man who really wants
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Antonio Conte insisted he remains grounded despite Napoli's impressive start to the season which sees them top the Serie A table. Napoli have taken 29 points from their opening thirteen league games, one point more than Atalanta, Inter, Fiorentina and Lazio in a close battle at the top of the standings. Conte's side have impressed
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Romelu Lukaku turned out to be the match winner for Napoli. “Before the match I told the boys not to look at the table, but to focus on ourselves and improve what we are working on. I will maintain that now, because we have to take a series of steps to raise the level.” Conte
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