Napoli manager Antonio Conte hailed his side's 2-1 comeback win over Juventus in Serie A on Saturday but stressed the importance of staying grounded despite his side keeping pace with their title-winning season of two years ago.
According to Corriere dello Sport, Napoli are doing all they can to sign Borussia Dortmund attacker Karim Adeyemi, with Conte already calling the Germany international to push through a deal for the Bundesliga forward.
Napoli have just sold superstar winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to Paris Saint-Germain for roughly £59m, so Conte has some funds to play with and reportedly wants the Liverpool striker
Napoli coach Antonio Conte was delighted with the manner of their 2-1 win against Juventus at the Maradona on Saturday.
Napoli enjoyed a dream start to life after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, beating direct Scudetto rivals Atalanta 3-2 at the Gewiss Stadium last night. Antonio Conte’s side overhauled an early deficit to steer seven points clear of the third-placed La Dea and temporarily open a six-point gap on runners-up Inter.
Antonio Conte got a few things off his chest after Napoli beat Juventus, complaining that ‘some think we defend and counter, that others are prettier, perfumed…’The Partenopei consolidated
Battle is very much the word. McTominay and Anguissa will never be the most stylish of footballers. But with their newfound freedom, Napoli have won six in a row — and without any European commitments, have an excellent chance of winning the Scudetto.
The lads have total belief in what we are doing.’ Juve had taken the lead just before half-time through debutant Randal Kolo Muani, but the hosts came out fighting after the break, turning it around through an Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa header and Romelu Lukaku penalty.
Napoli manager Antonio Conte has said no team are invincible as his table-topping side prepare to host Juventus, who are undefeated in Serie A this season, in a key clash on Saturday.Thiago Motta's Juve may not have lost in the domestic league but they have struggled after posting 13 draws and eight wins,
Ademola Lookman dragged the hosts level in the 55th minute, but the visitors snatched all three points when Lukaku headed in Frank Anguissa's cross 12 minutes from time
Juventus’ upcoming match against Napoli is set to be one of their toughest challenges before the season concludes.
Napoli have 53 points and are six ahead of Inter Milan, who had two games in hand. Read more at straitstimes.com.