«Being here is already something important, but we want to advance in this competition, we want to win. We will play to win without doing too many calculations, while maintaining a certain balance“, Underlined to the press the coach of Naples, beaten in the first leg (1-0) at San Siro. “To defend what we have done so far (first qualification for a C1 quarter-final, editor’s note) would be to not believe that we can do more. But we think we can do more. There is no risk in tomorrow’s match (Tuesday, editor’s note), we just risk infinite happiness“, continued the 64-year-old technician.
Spalletti was delighted with the return of striker Victor Osimhen, who was absent from the first leg due to an adductor problem: “Milan plays total, modern football, rushing you. But they will probably keep in mind that there will be Osimhen in front“, he underlined. On the absences of midfielder André Franck Anguissa and central defender Kim Min-jae, both suspended, he however dismissed any concerns: “We have a squad that has allowed us to get this far. It’s not just eleven players. We cannot have such a margin in the league if those who play less are not as level“, observed the Neapolitan coach. Kim should be replaced in central defense by the Brazilian Juan Jesus, “who has already played in this competition and is ready to play“, according to his trainer. To replace Anguissa, the choice will be between the Frenchman Tanguy Ndombélé, with a fairly similar profile but little used this season, or the Macedonian Eljif Elmas, a versatile midfielder with a more attacking profile.
