Antonio Conte admits he has combined emotions about Napoli’s Champions League exit, as a result of it could’ve been ‘truthfully not possible’ to proceed with extra video games throughout the harm disaster.
This night they host Fiorentina on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).
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The Partenopei solely have Serie A and the Coppa Italia to concentrate on now, as right here noticed them eradicated from the Champions League simply 67 hours in the past.
Conte sees Napoli ‘on proper monitor’
NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 28: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of SSC Napoli, reacts from the technical space throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Part MD8 match between SSC Napoli and Chelsea FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 28, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Photographs)
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“I attempted to judge the sport with them, which I assumed was very optimistic,”
“We created many probabilities and weren’t suitably rewarded for them, so now we have regrets at going out of this competitors. On the identical time, we should acquire perception from seeing we’re heading in the right direction at a European stage, so can obtain nice satisfaction.
“Like each journey, you want a little bit of luck, and we’re nonetheless lacking loads of gamers. There are issues we are able to study and develop in order that in future we are able to do higher.”
The harm disaster continues to take its toll, ruling out Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, David Neres, Matteo Politano, Amir Rrahmani, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne and Billy Gilmour.
NAPOLI, ITALY – AUGUST 31: Romelu Lukaku of SSC Napoli talks along with his coach Antonio Conte throughout the Serie A match between Napoli and Parma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on August 31, 2024 in Napoli, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
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Luca Marianucci formally accomplished his mortgage to Torino right now, however how lengthy will it take for Romelu Lukaku to be prepared for Napoli?
“Lukaku performed 19 minutes over two video games. Romelu had a extremely nasty harm, he’s rushing up the restoration course of, however we’d like endurance and can attempt to arrange some midweek friendlies to get him again to match health.
“That was troublesome to date, as we had barely any coaching classes and a sport each three days. Romelu is a vital determine each inside the group and the locker room, so we hope he and others can get again to health.
“It’s lucky actually that the variety of matches have been diminished now, in any other case it could’ve been truthfully not possible to proceed,” concluded Conte.