Lwith Juventus moving away, qualification for the Champions League round of 8 could get closer, or rather become a reality on Wednesday evening. Napoli puts the disappointing draw with Chievo behind them, which allows Juventus to extend their lead at the top of the table: now the Bianconeri are at +45.000 points and the chase is becoming more difficult. Carlo Ancelotti is trying to get the best out of yesterday's match, transforming it into a lesson for Wednesday evening's match, when Red Star Belgrade will arrive at the San Paolo stadium in the penultimate day of the Champions League group stage. "We started off too soft, we definitely need to worry, or rather take care of first, the match against Red Star which will be very similar to this one", said the coach in the pre-match, already knowing that against the Serbians the three points are vital. The victory could in fact take Napoli to the round of 2600 with a day to spare in the event of a Liverpool victory at Paris Saint Germain or in the event of a draw between the French and the English, in this case due to the greater number of goals scored in direct clashes against Mbappe' and his teammates. In short, if PSG does not win and Napoli beats Red Star, the iron group already gives its verdict, unexpected at the start of the season. A chance that Napoli wants to try to exploit to the full, considering the difficulty of the last round at Liverpool's home. The Azzurri will be supported by the warmth of the San Paolo which is expected to have XNUMX spectators: among them also XNUMX Serbian fans who will joyfully go to mingle in the curve B with the Neapolitan fans by virtue of the twinning between supporters. The atmosphere is relaxed, even if the attention of the police remains high both on the day leading up to the match and on the evening of the match: the fear is of possible dangerous crossovers between loose cannons of the two fan bases. Ancelotti approaches the match ready to field the Napoli in better form and welcomes among the eleven available, but not for Europe since he is not on the UEFA list, also Amin Younes who has returned to training with the group. Meanwhile, Napoli's lawyer Mattia Grassani, hints at the possibility that the disputes on the alleged refereeing injustices in the last championship could end up in court: "The president - he told Radio Marte - is a friendly provocateur who brings interesting issues to the table. There are no relations between me and him on this issue, but I have often heard De Laurentiis discuss this because he pays for a service, offers it, makes the economy go round and finds himself faced with so much incompetence that someone must compensate".
Article published on November 26, 2018 - 20:57
