Lecce-Napoli, Conte: "Key match for the Scudetto. But I was very afraid of it on the eve"

Lecce, May 3, 2025 - From dream to reality, increasingly solid day after day: the punishment of Breakers, once again the man of providence when the stakes are raised, further directs the fight for the Scudetto towards the Napoli, which narrowly beats the home team Lecce in what was apparently one of the last most difficult rocks of what remains of the championship (to be precise, from now on, Genoa e Cagliari al Maradona e Parma away).  

Conte's statements

  The difficulties of today's match for the Azzurri are demonstrated by the result but also confirmed by the same Antonio Conte to the microphones after the match. "I must not lie: this was an important stage for the championship. An important stage, even if not the most important. I feared the Lecce in his home, in the midst of a fight for salvation. Furthermore, we arrived here by managing the emergency". In fact, absences at home Napoli they are not few or trivial, but the strength of the collective ensures that there is no backlash. On the contrary. And Tale he takes the opportunity to bring up another match and a player who on paper has a very marginal role. "It all seemed normal, but today he played Olive as a central defender: it's the first time he's done it with me. We are a team that is responding in all its players. I also think about Scuffet, which did very well to Bologna". Finally, a final comment on the importance of a victory that already tastes like a championship: a hard-fought success, due to the narrow result and the crossbar hit by Gaspar in the first half, practically in full style Napoli di Tale, who apparently didn't appreciate the second half that was sparing for his team. "Today, drawing or winning would have changed our lives. I finished the match stressed, not angry."

Giampaolo's statements

  It's not a matter of many words Marco Giampaolo, who comments on a heavy defeat but which does not compromise the salvation games of his team. "The match was tough, we struggled at the beginning. Then we settled down on the field: the match became balanced and the team remained united. There were few occasions and the result was directed by that free kick. In the second half we played better. It's a shame, but we have to keep our morale high". Not an easy mission for a Lecce still deeply touched by the passing of the physiotherapist Graziano Fiorita and for which there will now be three final matches that are nothing short of fundamental. "We must stay united: this is the only way to salvation. The team had to do its duty: we were tied to Graziano, he was one of us. He lived daily the Lecce: for us obviously it wasn't easy. The players had to offer a performance of spirit, of attachment to a brother that we lost and we did it both at Bergamo that today. As an attitude, you can't say anything to these guys."

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