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The director of Napoli Antonio Conte hit a specific tone as he urged his team to continue to believe in the first -class title, despite the recent setbacks and the increasing list of injuries. Inter Milaan has this feature with the season enters its final extension, which is three points from Napoli, the second place that hosts AC MILAN on Sunday.
“We will be crazy because we do not believe at this stage – nine games left, three points from the top. With all our strengths and defects, we are still there, in a position that no one expects to be honest,” Conte told reporters on Saturday. “We have the right to believe, after we give everything we have and always leave the stadium with our shirts soaked in sweat.
“Only one team can win Scudetto, but the UEFA Champions League places are also balanced. We must always look forward and focus only on first place.”
Napoli suffered bad luck in the recent international break, as many players were injured.
“André Frank Angisa had a problem with the codes with Cameroon, and he had two training sessions with us and we are carefully monitoring the situation,” Conte said. “Noah Okafor (Switzerland) faced a problem with his headquarters as well and was outside for two days, he is a player we need to return to the shape, but he is struggling with that.”
Conte confirmed that the Brazilian wing David Nairis is available against Milan after recovering from a knee tars, but Italian Leonardo Spenceola is out of hitting.
“NERES has been completely recovered, it has made great progress and will definitely play – maybe not from the beginning, but it will definitely appear,” Conte said.
Napoli won only one of the last seven league matches. “I think we have deserved better in the last weeks than our results indicate. Without awareness, the results affect the mentality of the players, and this is a mistake,” Conte said.
“It is a growth process, we need to perceive those moments in which we make mistakes and work on.” Reuters