In the key match of Serie A Round 5, Napoli eventually lost 2-1 away to 10-man AC Milan, suffering their first league defeat of the season. After the game, Antonio Conte attended a press conference.
Was De Bruyne upset about being substituted?
What I’m not satisfied with is the way we conceded two goals—from a team perspective, we could have done better. Then, coming to San Siro to face Milan and play a game where we wanted to win possession and create scoring chances isn’t something every team can do. That’s the path we’re on. De Bruyne? I hope he was upset about the result of the game, because if he’s upset about something else, he’s got the wrong person.
How did Miguel Gutiérrez perform?
It’s normal for him to be a bit nervous—after all, he hasn’t played for a long time. Marianucci also made his debut today. You need to gain experience through games and continuous improvement, even in matches like tonight’s. The new players need to help us because we have a lot of games to face. Today we had some problems defensively. I’m happy for Marianucci and Gutiérrez—we now have two more options for rotation.
Has Napoli struggled to take their chances?
You know about the goal-scoring issue… Compared to last season, we’ve scored more goals, but defensively we’ve conceded five goals—this area needs improvement.
