Leonardo Spinazzola is delighted with Napoli's three points against Sporting CP, crucial to their Champions League campaign . The Italian winger, deployed by Antonio Conte on the right flank in place of Di Lorenzo, commented with satisfaction on the 2-1 victory at the Maradona, which brings renewed enthusiasm after the league defeat against AC Milan.
"These are three very important points ," he told Sky Sport. " We knew Sporting was a great team, full of young players and great technique. We struggled a bit in the first half, but in the second half we bounced back and secured a win that really weighs heavily. I felt comfortable on the right; the substitutions made the difference because they came in with an incredible mentality."
Spinazzola then briefly dismissed the alleged beef that erupted in recent days between Kevin De Bruyne and Conte: "These things lasted five minutes. We're talking about intelligent people, without any malice in their actions. We only want the best for Napoli, and we showed it today. We needed a night like this; it was important to react after the defeat against Milan. Now we're focusing on closing the loop against Genoa."
It was a great match, but it's unclear why De Bruyne and Conte had problems. Let's hope Napoli continues to win against Genoa, but we have to be careful.