Napoli-Juventus, Conte: "A very important victory, like the one in Bergamo"

Naples, 25 January 2025 - Among the many hints of something very beautiful that could happen at the end of the season is the end of the unbeaten run of the Juventus, which falls right at the Maradona: under the hand of the new face Kolo-Muani, Napoli the comeback was built in the second half (and this is nothing new) thanks to the goal of Anguissa and the penalty converted by Lukaku, For a 2-1 which sends back theAtalanta a -7 and, above all, it puts more pressure on theInter, who will have to answer on the field tomorrow Lecce to remain virtually level on points.  

Motta's statements

  If the Azzurri's dreams of the Scudetto are becoming more and more concrete, those of the Bianconeri, now slipped -16 points from the top, they have definitely been archived also for Thiago Motta, who commented on the first defeat in the championship of his management. "It's a shame for the defeat, which came after a great first half. We put in difficulty a strong opponent, well trained and who is at the top of the table for a reason. We showed personality and ball control from the first minute, controlling a player like Lobotka, but in the long run we were not able to defend well, losing many individual duels and allowing them to attack with more men, obtaining the result they wanted". After the stick, for the Juventus by Motta here comes the carrot. "We must not forget that they have the whole week to work, while we come from a period full of matches. We are aware of the difficulties, which we have already shown in the past that we can overcome". The analysis of the Juventus coach extends to the historical difficulties of his players Maradona. "Here you don't win from 2019 and this data means something. We are bitter: we tried to start strong trying to impose our game, but then we dropped, starting to make too many mistakes on a technical level".

Conte's statements

  In a very different mood Antonio Conte, at the seventh (very heavy) consecutive success. "We know how to face difficulties, such as the injury of Olive and our strength can be seen on the pitch after the hard work of the week: we have beaten in a row Atalanta e Juventus, two strong teams strengthened by the market and all this increases our self-esteem. We have had negative episodes that could have killed us and instead we have shown great strength, especially if we think about where we were last year. The secret is to believe in what we do and do it as a group, without individuals who stand out. We have grown in every sense in a semester, even in terms of play and even though it doesn't seem to be recognized, and the rest is done by this passionate place that drags you along: thanking the fans is the least I could do upon returning from Bergamo".

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