Naples, Antonio Conte: "Como is a great team"
Naples coach Antonio Conte’s high praise for Como after the Italian champions’ white-net draw at the Maradona against the Larians. Here are his words, “It was a match played at a very high level. The statistics at the end of the match say that Como can complain about the penalty but in the second half we deserved something more”.
“So many people think Como is a small team, instead it is reality that does great things, congratulations to them and to us who played a serious, beautiful game, played at the’white gun. We were trying to win the ball high and even they in a European-style match, neither of them sat in their own area waiting to get the goal or make restarts. From us a’very good performance, better today than on other occasions.”
“I got answers from a high level team. We played well despite some difficulties, with Gilmour out after a half’hour and a new construction to be done on the field. Spinazzola is also out with pain but Olivera played very well. I saw substitutions today that are good for me, because Elmas gave a strong performance.”
“We played against a Como team that is having a very good season, let’s not forget that they have already beaten Juve, they are clearly on the rise, last year they went knockout here and beat us at their home. Today Rrahmani came back for the whole match and Hojlund also came back but you could see he had some rust, he struggled, he is an important player for us. Now we have to recover and be ready for the Champions on Tuesday”.
“When is Lukaku coming back? You have to ask the doctors, he is trying to work to reabsorb the’serious injury he had in August, but his presence is good for the group, reliving locker room good for him and for us. He’s a serious guy and leader. we will be even happier when he can help us on the field”.
