Antonio Conte offers extra perception into why Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund had been out of the Napoli squad towards Torino. ‘I received’t power anybody to play.’
The Partenopei suffered , their second Serie A loss within the final three rounds, determined by a single Giovanni Simeone purpose.
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They had been hit laborious by an harm disaster, which dominated out Stanislav Lobotka, Amir Rrahmani, Romelu Lukaku and Nikita Contini, with Alessandro Buongiorno and Matteo Politano solely match for the bench.
The massive shock was that McTominay and Hojlund had been , so Conte was pressed for particulars within the post-match press convention.
Conte explains Napoli choices after harm issues
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 17: Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli examine the pitch throughout a stadium familiarisation forward of the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD1 towards Manchester Metropolis at Metropolis of Manchester Stadium on September 17, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photograph by Molly Darlington/Getty Photographs)
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“If that they had made the journey, it’s as a result of I meant to make use of them,”
“The issue is that McTominay had six stitches put in simply above the ankle on Thursday after a conflict. He tried to coach, however most popular to sit down it out.
“Hojlund returned drained from worldwide obligation. He had not been taking part in in any respect for Manchester United, then abruptly performed each sport with us and Denmark, so it took its toll with a quadricep challenge.
“We play each three days, so even a pressure can grow to be an issue. There’s no level working further dangers, as we’ve got options. It’s higher to make use of a wholesome horse than a lame one.”
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 18: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli, appears on previous to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Section MD1 match between Manchester Metropolis and SSC Napoli at Metropolis of Manchester Stadium on September 18, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photograph by Ryan Pierse/Getty Photographs)
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Nonetheless, on the subject of seeing these Napoli stars within the Champions League towards PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday, it’s nonetheless up within the air.
“We’ll see. I received’t power anybody to play, let that be clear. We’ve got a squad, we labored on the switch marketplace for this risk,” added Conte.
The coach has been crucial of those that name Napoli the Scudetto favourites this season, although they’re the reigning Champions of Italy and introduced in new gamers in the course of the summer time.
“I by no means discuss absences, I don’t like doing that and it’s not proper for many who gave their all on the sphere immediately,” added Conte.
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“You will need to separate the end result from the efficiency. We managed the sport general, and had been simply making an attempt to be a bit too fairly. Torino deserve credit score for profiting from their alternative.”