Napoli director Giovanni Manna insists ‘issues had been twisted’ by the media round Antonio Conte and the damage disaster is forcing experiments in opposition to Atalanta.
It kicks off on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 19.45 GMT.
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The stress is rising on the Partenopei after a sequence of poor outcomes main into the break for worldwide obligation, managing simply two attracts from the final three aggressive video games.
This spilled out into Conte’s offended statements after which he took a couple of days off to go house to Turin whereas his assistant Cristian Stellini led the coaching classes.
Manna stands up for troubled Napoli
Napoli director Giovanni Manna and coach Antonio Conte
“There was an excessive amount of emphasis on many conditions and issues had been twisted,”
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“The staff labored nicely through the break for worldwide obligation and there have at all times been conferences to debate the scenario, whether or not we win or lose. The defeat to Bologna was a painful one, in opposition to a robust staff, however we’re prepared to start once more.”
Which conditions did Manna imagine had been twisted off form by the media?
“There have been so many rumours and solutions in regards to the coach, claims he was able to resign. It’s pure that we discuss with the coach, he despatched a message to lift the alarm and lift the bar for everybody. I see nothing mistaken with that.
“We’re all united, it is a group of pros with nice values, we proved that final season too, so we’re not anxious.”
LECCE, ITALY – OCTOBER 28: Danilo Veiga of US Lecce competes for the ball with Noa Lang of SSC Napoli through the Serie A match between US Lecce and SSC Napoli at Stadio By way of del Mare on October 28, 2025 in Lecce, Italy. (Picture by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Photographs)
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Accidents are piling up for Napoli, as they’re with out Billy Gilmour, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku this night.
It does give Noa Lang and David Neres a in a brand new trident assault with Rasmus Hojlund.
“We don’t have midfielders, there may be solely Elmas and Vergara on the bench. Once we get accidents, it’s curious all of them appear to be in the identical part of the squad, it occurred final season with the wingers,” added the director.
“Lang has the possibility to begin for the second time this season, we anticipate a response on the sector from him and from everybody.”