In the 5th round of Serie A played in the early morning of this morning, Napoli lost 1-2 away to Milan. After the game, Napoli coach Conte accepted an interview with DAZN.

What do you think of this game?

It's a pity that we conceded the ball just at the beginning and the team could have performed better. There are always aspects that need improvement, and it is not easy to deal with conceding goals early in San Siro away. But I like the team's overall performance, even in the first half we pressed Milan high and created goals. We have conceded some goals lately, but defense has always been our strong point. We have to keep working hard, but I think the performance of this game is still satisfactory, especially when facing an opponent like Milan who is very physically strong. This game should give us some positive feelings, while we still have room for improvement.

Is this Naples becoming more vulnerable?

This is our first loss in the first five league rounds, and we are challenging the strong Milan away in San Siro, rather than losing to the team behind the standings. Milan is powerful and it is understandable that they scored two goals. However, as a team, we need to play better, and the players are very clear about this. We need to work together to do a good job in offense and defense, and need more attention. Although 0-2 lag makes the game difficult, we still try to create some opportunities, but we still need to seize these opportunities and score goals.

Why did you arrange for Mariananuc to start instead of Buickma?

Marianaucci is a player signed by Naples and is part of the team's lineup. He did not register for the Champions League this season, so he was unable to play in the Champions League next Wednesday. He did a good job in training and won this opportunity to play. He has great potential and has proven himself competent for the game, and today he got the opportunity. We hope that there will be no problems with Beekma and Juan Jr. this Wednesday, as we have no other central defenders available at the moment.

In addition, Di Lorenzo will also be suspended in the next Champions League, with Spinazola and Oliveira both needing rest due to fatigue. In this case, we must carefully evaluate the roster, and the growth of young players will help the team grow and they need opportunities for formal games. I'm very happy with Mariananucci's performance, which will help him grow. Gutierrez also played for the first time in a few months, and we had to arrange for him to take the risk.

Why did you replace De Bruyne and McTominay?

At that time, I wanted to use players with sufficient physical fitness to conduct one-on-one attacks, because Milan's defense contracted very tightly at that time. I also replaced center Luca. The purpose of substitution is to try to achieve better results, and I think these substitutions are correct.