Napoli regained a slender one-point lead on the high of the Serie A desk with Saturday’s hard-earned 2-1 win at bottom-half Genoa. Head coach addressed the media after a dramatic triumph at Stadio Luigi Ferraris, admitting his crew’s second-half efficiency flattered to deceive.
Objectives from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani inside 23 minutes fired Napoli 2-0 up on the break. Nonetheless, the guests received complacent after the halftime interval, permitting Genoa to claim dominance and throw their hopes of taking three factors into doubt.
Certainly, Napoli conceded simply six minutes into the second half as Andrea Pinamonti squeezed the ball previous Alex Meret to carry Genoa again into the sport. Had it not been for Meret’s heroics between the sticks, the Partenopei would’ve in all probability left Liguria winless.
Napoli failed to aim a shot on course within the second half and had Meret to thank for inflicting Patrick Vieira’s first league defeat accountable for the Griffins.
“I don’t know if Genoa modified or if we modified,” Conte informed DAZN through . “I’m very glad with the primary half; we dominated the sport totally. Within the second half, the one factor we mentioned was to not let Genoa again into the sport, however it occurred.
“I do know this stadium effectively; it solely takes a spark to ignite the followers and alter the momentum of the match. The primary half was maybe essentially the most lovely when it comes to play and dominance, whereas the second mustn’t belong to us.
“It means switching off, placing every part again in query, and it’s not truthful to the work we do in the course of the week. If now we have ambitions, we should change and keep centered for 95 minutes,” the Napoli boss completed.