Napoli: Conte’s old guard returns, Neres and Juan Jesus face Inter | OneFootball

According to La Repubblica, Antonio Conte has chosen the path of the old guard to manage Napoli's complicated moment, marked by injuries and drops in performance in recent weeks.

Napoli, Conte-old guard pact: Neres and Juan Jesus return for the match against Inter

After the defeats against Torino and PSV, the first unexpected and the second humiliating, the coach has decided to rely on the protagonists of the fourth championship title to restore certainty and solidity to the group.

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Repubblica highlights how the approach of the new arrivals has been mostly negative, due to immaturity, arrogance, poor adaptability, fears, and uncertainties.

For this reason, Conte has decided to relaunch the more experienced players as a whole, restoring confidence in those who had already demonstrated leadership in the last championship. The coach indeed seems intent on starting Neres and Juan Jesus, preferring them over the younger and "dazed" Lucca and Beukema. It is also a psychological decision, aimed at boosting the team's morale before the big match against Inter. According to the newspaper, without Alex Meret's injury, the Friulian goalkeeper would have taken the field from the start against the Nerazzurri.

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