At Napoli, it's the eve of what could be a historic day. Tomorrow, at 15pm, the Azzurri will face Salernitana : if Lazio are suspended at 12,30pm against Inter, beating the Granata will be enough to officially take home their third Scudetto.
Spalletti: “Tomorrow an extreme challenge for Napoli and the city”
As usual, coach Luciano Spalletti anticipated the match's themes in his press conference: "We've known our direction for a long time: we can't change direction, we have to continue straight ahead, following what we've done so far."
"There are things going on outside of our control, and we're adapting ," he continued. " But we'll be ready to play the game tomorrow, and we would have been ready to play it today: with all our strength, even the ones we don't have.
We just want to play the game and that’s it.”
“We're facing an extreme challenge that, if you face it, gives you a different greatness. We've wanted to play these games, experience these nights, for a long time, and we have the desire to do it as always: knowing what we have to do on the pitch ,” he adds.
Spalletti: “The postponement of the match was not due to Napoli”
The Napoli coach also touched on the issue of the postponement , with the match having been moved from Saturday to Sunday : “We have not entrusted our championship to the prefect and fate, but to our idea of the game with the desire to make happy the people who, like the other evening, are waiting for us for now just to see us”.
"We didn't do anything; in fact, we had to modify our work due to the postponement ," he added. " We have to accept it, because from what we see, it depends on providing security . "
Focus on Salernitana : “We will have a strong opponent up front who have been getting results for eight games. I know Paulo Sousa , I appreciate him and looking at them from the outside they seem like a club projected into the future.
President Iervolino is doing a great job, in a city that has enthusiasm and great love for this sport" , Spalletti declared again.
Spalletti: “Envy of Sarri and Allegri? We are always fair”
“ Envy of Sarri and Allegri?
I don't know, I don't have to answer to them. We built our championship in the right way with the love of our fans.
Now we have to think above all about them" , Spalletti then said regarding some recent declarations by the Juventus and Lazio coaches.
“It's right that they see a group of serious players who give their all for themselves, who were instrumental in helping us experience this emotional finale ,” he added. “What we've built, game after game, is something exciting; you can feel the moment.”
Spalletti: “Excited? Always, maybe more tomorrow…”
“My children told me after our first contacts: you can't not go to Naples, but you have to win, ” he continues. “ Because there have been great players and coaches here, who played great football.
So we only have one way to come out happy. We always play for the maximum."
“The Scudetto has been shared between Turin and Milan since 2001: this championship and what these players have done add value to it.
I get emotional easily, sometimes I'm even scared. If I think back to where I started from... Tomorrow I will probably be even more so" , Spalletti added.
“For Naples it is a challenge to win, we have become those who know that if you don't want to live and decide we must not play football but something else.
That's why we'll go in with all the qualities we have ," he added.
