Napoli, Conte: “Milinkovic not injury-related, same line-up” | OneFootball

Soon, Antonio Conte's Napoli will take the field at the Etihad Stadium to face Guardiola's City, returning to the Champions League after two seasons. For the occasion, the Lecce-born coach has chosen to confirm the starting lineup from the league match against Fiorentina. Conte spoke to Sky Sport's microphones before the match.

Conte to Sky: “A winning team doesn't change? Yes”

Manchester City-Napoli is about to begin. The lineups starting from the 1st minute in the Champions match have been announced, and both teams will take the field with a 4-1-4-1 formation. Antonio Conte, in particular, has decided to confirm the eleven players who participated last Saturday in the away match in Florence, won 1-3 by the Neapolitans. The former coach of Inter and Juventus, among others, spoke to Sky's microphones a few minutes before the Champions debut.

After Juventus, Inter, and Atalanta, it's now the turn of the Azzurri to debut in the Champions League. The previous encounters between the two teams slightly favor the Citizens, who since 2011 have faced the Azzurri four times, winning 2, drawing 1, and losing 1.

Antonio Conte's words: “A winning team doesn't change? Yes, like Manchester City. We have both confirmed the eleven who started the league matches.”

Regarding the choice of Milinkovic

“It's a choice, it has nothing to do with any injury.”

On previous encounters with Guardiola

“We will go straight for our team, then we need to understand the opponent we are facing, what they allow us and what they don't. But we won't change.”

On the Champions debut

“Emotion? For me, it's there every time we play a match, whether it's in the league, Coppa Italia, Champions, or a friendly. Football gives me this emotion.”

Francesco Landi

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