Antonio Conte insists Napoli have ‘nice respect’ for Qarabag after their Champions League upsets, however is compelled to cope with yet one more new harm downside.
It kicks off on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 20.00 GMT.
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NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 25: Antonio Conte SSC Napoli head coach earlier than the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and FC Internazionale at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 25, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
The Partenopei bought again on monitor in Serie A on the weekend with a 3-1 victory over Atalanta, which noticed a change of ways to the 3-4-2-1 formation.
Now they need to increase their Champions League place too after a pair of defeats, one victory over Sporting CP, and a 0-0 dwelling draw towards Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Nonetheless, Qarabag are to not be taken with no consideration, as they beat Benfica and FC Copenhagen, drawing 2-2 with Chelsea.
Conte has respect for Qarabag
BOLOGNA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 09: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli, seems on previous to the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and SSC Napoli at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on November 09, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Picture by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
“Each recreation is necessary, it’s inevitable that tonight’s match has three massive factors at stake. We’re up towards a staff which has the identical concepts, we’ve nice respect for them, they achieved some wonderful outcomes towards high groups, choosing up seven factors, however we need to win this recreation,”
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Following their objectives within the 3-1 win over Atalanta, Conte has maintained
“We have to steadiness out the power ranges. Lang and Neres actually had recreation, they scored objectives, so it was solely proper to maintain the religion with them and attempt to experience the optimistic emotional wave from that efficiency.”
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 22: David Neres of SSC Napoli celebrates together with his teammates after scoring his facet first purpose throughout the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Atalanta BC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 22, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
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The one change from the facet that gained on the weekend is Miguel Gutierrez, who suffered a sprain in coaching, making manner for Matias Olivera on the left.
“I’ve all the time mentioned there are issues sadly I can not management. It was a sprain, we hadn’t had a type of. We are able to discuss many issues, however on the finish of the day, whether or not you could have gamers obtainable or not is of basic significance,” concluded Conte.
That is additionally a particular night time in Naples, as it’s 5 years for the reason that dying of Diego Armando Maradona, the membership legend who the stadium was named after.
There can be a number of tributes, together with flowers laid on the toes of his statue, and the followers lifting up their flags on the tenth minute to herald the last word 10.