Neapolitan Napoli, as part of the 25th round of the Italian Serie A, at home, struggled to defeat a direct competitor in the fight for the first line of the standings, Inter Milan, but failed to keep the winning score (1:1).
Inter - Napoli 1:1 Video of goals and match review.
" Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't.. When we gain stability in this component, then the enraged team will return to the first line of the standings.
We had to keep only our scenario of the fight relevant, but we conceded already at the beginning of the second half, after which it only became more difficult to play.
The 4-2-3-1 against two wide-backs, as Inter play, must take into account the containment of opponents with the help of defenders and midfielders. Tonight we managed to implement this approach in most of the playing time, but there were moments when Napoli could and should have played better.
In the end, we conceded precisely because of the activity of the opponents on the flank, since by that time we had lost control of the ball.
We have to accept what we see on the football field, because such misfires teach us really good lessons in order to improve in the future.. We had enough chances for the second goal, so I can't say that we played a bad game. Just at one moment, Inter managed to realize superiority in physical strength.
Napoli are still in the race for the Scudetto but will only be thinking about the match against Barcelona in the Europa League in the near future.
We have two great games ahead of us in which we want to play from a position of strength, maintaining our inherent intensity throughout the entire 180 minutes.. Venice, Inter, Barcelona - the opponent is not so much important as our desire to go beyond our capabilities.
The players in the dressing room are a bit upset as they realize they could have shown more than they actually did.. That is why I am not completely sure how I feel about the result of this match,"
In the next round, the Neapolitan Napoli will play an away match against the Sardinian Cagliari.