Inter on the run, Milan against Napoli “The Scudetto can’t be won now”

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«I don’t think we can talk about escape yet and I don’t think the championships are won in December. Last year we were in the lead for a long time, then we know how it ended ». Stefano Pioli cuts short, he does not want to think about what Inter did in Salerno and of a classification that on the eve of Milan-Naples sees the Rossoneri four points behind the leaders, dangerously set to take off. Milan against Napoli know they have to win, not so much (or not only) for the classification, but to regain self-esteem and convictions after the missteps against Liverpool and Udinese, but also because they score three points against a direct competitor for the championship and the Champions League race would give a whole other aspect to the last period: “We have to aim to do better than last year – said the coach -. The first year we scored 66 points, the second year 79 and the goal is to do better, especially in the second round. Am I worried about the drop? Against Liverpool and Udinese we didn’t do well and the team knows it, against Napoli we have to try again to play as we know because the level is very high ».

AC Milan will be needed at the beginning of the season, the one who brought home victories in series by expressing a certain type of football, the same football that lately seems to have been lost between injuries and fatigue. “November was a difficult month for us, we tried to increase the recovery and prevention work, stimulating the players to be more attentive and precise about their daily work”, explained Pioli before focusing on Napoli and on a coach. Luciano Spalletti, against whom he has never won in his career (three draws and seven defeats) and whom he hopes to overcome today: “Milan helped me to overcome many steps and maybe we will do it again, but I expect an intense Napoli and careful, as I expect my team to be too ». A team that may not be able to count on Theo Hernandez «He had problems, a flu syndrome. Today it is more no than yes ». But Napoli is still in an emergency: Mario Rui, Insigne, Fabian Ruiz, Osimhen and Koulibaly have not even been called up. –

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