The Juventus manager has hailed Napoli’s recent development, and is expecting a difficult game against the Partenopei side.
The Old Lady will host Walter Mazzarri’s men in the round 29 game of the season on Sunday, 01 April.
The stakes are high for both teams, as the Turin giants will be looking to take advantage of AC Milan’s slip against Catania in their respective weekend game. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 will be eyeing the important three points which would
put them in the 3rd spot in the points table.
Conte admitted that his team is in for a stern test, and it would require a special effort from his side to beat the Azzurri. The former Siena boss hailed the Partenopei side’s progress in the Uefa Champions League this season,
and believes that they could have gone onto play the semi-final of the competition, had they advanced further.
The Old Lady boss also praised Aurelio De Laurentiis and Walter Mazzarri for their hard work with the club, and insists that the club us growing year by year. Conte has warned his team against the threat posed by the Napoli strikers,
and has urged his defenders to remain vigilant for the full 90 minutes of the game.
“After this game there will be another eight and I have to say this is going to be a probing test for us. Napoli have done well to reach the Coppa Italia Final and went so close to the Champions League quarter-finals.”
“This club has grown so much and it is thanks to President Aurelio De Laurentiis, who constructed a long-term project that improved year by year. Walter Mazzarri and his players also did something extraordinary and only paid a
price for not having that much strength in depth.”
Juventus are currently placed 2nd in the Serie A standings, with 59 points from 29 games played so far. On the other hand, Walter Mazzarri’s men are 4th in the table with 48 points.
With only nine matches left to play for both teams, the result will have a lot of importance on their fate for the season.
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