Spalletti: “Important victory. Osimhen? Confident of recovering him”

"I found the substance of the team because I deal with players who know how to evaluate even by themselves what the behaviors are in the game. This is a difficult field; Lecce has achieved important results against all the big teams. It is a team that is well positioned on the field and that excels in front of high quality".

These words Luciano Spalletti, coach of Napoli, speaking to Dazn, after the 2-1 away victory against Lecce. “It wasn’t easy to bring home the result after the defeat against Milan.

We have some physical problems so this is an important result, which gives us peace of mind to prepare for the next matches. Osimhen?

He would like to play them all, even when he is in the car, but then there are situations that need to be carefully evaluated: in my opinion the doctors have found a correct solution, because there was a risk of not having him available until the end of the championship.

We'll have to see when some real activity will start again with some pressure inside the muscles.

He has quality in excess from all sides: without him it becomes difficult, because he has these bursts, this speed. It also becomes easier for us as a team to press when the ball is thrown to him", added Spalletti.

“For me, Raspadori had a good first half, because he sewed up the game well with the midfielders: we could have done better, because we passed the ball back to the two central defenders too many times when there was no need.

Then we played the game with great balance.

They were coming off 5 defeats and these teams in these environments bring out the best in their players. Against Milan it was a delicate match mentally, because they will be our next opponents in the Champions League.

Being able to repeat the same performance that has characterised our standings up to this point was fundamental and it took character to play in this stadium", continued the Napoli coach.

“About Lorenzo? The captain's armband has given him more strength and more responsibility: it's wonderful to see him come to the pitch and show everyone what the right attitude is to have inside and outside the locker room”, Spalletti concluded.