Naples, decision comes: team in training camp until Saturday

The current crisis generates its first, important consequences.

Napoli is going into retreat. President Aurelio De Laurentiis's decision came Monday, in the aftermath of the Italian champions'heavy defeat against Torino. Walter Mazzarri’s team, as confirmed by Ansa, will stay in Pozzuoli in a hotel until next Saturday. On that date they will then dispute the all-Campania derby against Salernitana.

According to what was gathered by the agency, the decision to go on the retreat would obviously be Aurelio De Laurentiis’, but it would also be shared by all Napoli players. The Azzurri, holders of the Scudetto, are currently ninth in the standings and coming off just one point in their last three Serie A matches. On the other hand, the points gap from leading Inter are already 20.

After the 3-0 granata remedied in Turin, only Mauro Meluso had spoken at home Napoli. "After the match we met briefly with players and technical staff: we apologize to our fans for this match, we were unrecognizable and we are very sorry. There are no alibis. The injuries and the summonses for the African Cup of Nations do not help us, but we must regain serenity and normalcy. Mazzarri? Not è at all in question, we have the utmost confidence", the Azzurri sporting director had declared.