Di Lorenzo is bitter: "It was a bad night, we wanted to play a different kind of match."

The night in Lisbon leaves a trail of regret and self-criticism in the words of Giovanni Di Lorenzo, who, speaking to Prime, doesn't hide behind the result. The Napoli captain recounts a match the team had imagined in a completely different way, explaining how the performance didn't follow the plan laid out the day before. "This wasn't the game we wanted to play, we know that well," he states, implying that the team expected a different response after recent positive performances.

Di Lorenzo emphasizes physical condition, without turning it into an excuse but acknowledging it as the key to the collapse. "In the past few matches, we brought a different energy to the pitch, but today we were less brilliant," he emphasizes, highlighting a clear contrast between recent performances and what we saw against Benfica. Clarity, he adds, was lacking precisely when more courage would have been needed to keep pace with Mourinho's team.

The captain looks ahead without wallowing in bitterness. The analysis, he says, will be in-depth with the coach to pinpoint the exact errors that compromised the match. "We need to fully understand where we went wrong, and we'll do it together with the coach," he explains, indicating a path that requires awareness rather than resignation. The schedule still offers two games worth six points, a slim but real margin to get back in the running. "It's not over. We'll play everything in the next two," he concludes, leaving room for a reaction that Napoli can no longer postpone.