ADL at Gazzetta Awards: In touch with Conte, title fight went to wire | OneFootball

Aurelio De Laurentiis made some statements during the “Gazzetta Sports Awards” ceremony. The Azzurri president spoke about his relationship with Conte and more.

ADL at the Gazzetta Awards: “Conte and I are always in touch, last year’s Scudetto was fought for until the end”

President Aurelio De Laurentiis is in Milan to receive the “Gazzetta Sports Awards” prize awarded to Napoli as Team of the Year. The Azzurri president made some statements about his relationship with Antonio Conte and more; here’s what he said:

“The first Scudetto was hard-fought and expected, while the second was the real one, right up to the end. I think everyone enjoyed it even more. There was a bit of tension for Napoli-Cagliari. Yesterday we suffered, even though you can’t expect to win every match… Also because Mourinho knows his stuff.”

Have you ever thought about Mourinho for the bench? “Mourinho, many say he’s finished. But how can you call someone finished who has won so much and has so much experience?! In the USA, winners are put on a pedestal, in Europe they are buried.”

Your relationship with Antonio Conte? “We’re always in touch, we’re friends. I’ve always said it: I met Antonio in the Maldives and we talked. It was many years ago. I didn’t know football perfectly, but I listened to him with great passion and interest. I thought he was a man with an absolute desire to win. And that was nice. I see people who are demotivated by success. But not him. We all need to have that hunger.”

Francesco Avano

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