Politano: Defeat hurts, now we focus on the next matches | OneFootball

Matteo Politano spoke at the press conference at the end of Udinese-Napoli, which ended with a defeat for the Azzurri—their seventh of the season. The number 21 for the Azzurri once again started from the bench today, with Conte seemingly having firmly chosen to start with Lnag and Neres from the first minute to increase the team's attacking threat.

Matteo Politano’s words in the press conference

On the match

“We need to talk about it tomorrow, reflecting on the game we played. In the first half, we didn’t do badly, but then in the second half we came out with little energy. In the first fifteen minutes after the break, they were already going at double speed.”

Second consecutive defeat

“Now we need to recover energy. We’ve played many matches close together, often with the same players. Now we have to focus on the next game.”

Yet another away defeat

“The defeat hurts. We had gotten into a rhythm with four consecutive wins, and we could have gained some points on Milan, but this year the league is tough. There are so many complicated matches. We saw Milan against Sassuolo; we have to take it game by game and recover our energy.”

On not starting from the first minute

“These are the coach’s decisions. I’ve played many matches, and the coach made the choices he thought were best. I never expect to be a starter by default. I said that the same players often play because we’ve also had injuries with Lobotka and Gutierrez. Now we hope to have everyone back.”

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