Giovanni Manna insists the Coppa Italia quarter-final towards Como is ‘a vital competitors,’ however he needs Napoli had performed this season ‘with a standard variety of accidents.’
It kicks off on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 20.00 GMT (21.00 CET).
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The winner shall be determined after 90 minutes or go straight to a penalty shoot-out, as there is no such thing as a further time, to determine who faces Inter within the semi-final.
Como are well-rested, as a result of their Serie A Week 24 fixture towards Milan was rescheduled to February 18 because of San Siro getting used for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Napoli reshuffle once more in Coppa Italia
TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 25: Giovane of SSC Napoli runs with the ball while below strain from Khephren Thuram of Juventus through the Serie A match between Juventus FC and SSC Napoli at Juventus Stadium on January 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Photographs)
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“That is a part of the game, it’s not our fault and never theirs both, so we aren’t searching for any alibis,”
“It’s a crucial competitors, we would like a prestigious semi-final towards Inter. We’re accustomed now to taking part in in troublesome circumstances, so we’ll give our greatest.”
Scott McTominay aggravated an irritation of the tendon in his thigh and is due to this fact rested, with David Neres, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Kevin De Bruyne injured.
It means January signing Giovane will get his first begin for Napoli, whereas Alisson Santos is on the bench. Are they the buys Manna needed in mid-season?
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“It was definitely extra difficult than we had hoped, we tried to do another offers, however the parameters weren’t appropriate. So we determined to deal with two younger gamers with margin for important enchancment and for my part might be purposeful for our fashion of soccer each in the present day and in future.
“So we’re desperate to see them in motion, but additionally in no rush.”
GENOA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 7: Antonio Conte, head coach of Napoli, seems to be on previous to kick-off within the Serie A match between Genoa CFC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on February 7, 2026 in Genoa, Italy. (Picture by Simone Arveda/Getty Photographs)
Others like Matteo Politano and Romelu Lukaku are solely match for the bench, whereas Alessandro Buongiorno is overlooked after his disastrous efficiency towards Genoa.
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Goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic returns after a number of weeks out with a muscular downside, particularly as his penalty save allowed Napoli to earn a 0-0 draw right here with Como in November.
“I would like to have seen how issues would’ve gone if we’d had the complete squad at our disposal, or a minimum of a standard variety of accidents. I’d have cherished to have the ability to see how this workforce would’ve dealt with the season in regular circumstances,” famous Manna when requested how the marketing campaign was going.
NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 01: Vanja Milinkovic-Savic of SSC Napoli saves a penalty shot by Alvaro Morata of Como 19 through the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Como 1907 at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 01, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Picture by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
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“Seeing as that was not potential, we have now to look ahead. We already received the Supercoppa Italiana, we have now the prospect to progress within the Coppa Italia, it’s true we went out of the Champions League, however in Serie A we’re just about the place we anticipated to be.
“What occurred isn’t an alibi. We’re lucky sufficient to have a terrific squad, an actual coach, and a gaggle with guts. That has allowed us to remain just about on observe, then we’ll see what occurs.”