Napoli and Empoli played to a 0-0 draw at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

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The stalemate leaves Napoli with ground to make up in their pursuit of Inter Milan for the Serie A title. This match was the frist of four at home for Napoli, out of the remaining seven games of the championship season, making the dropped points all the more painful.

coming into the match, fueled by Inter’s victory over Cagliari and their Champions League success against Bayern Munich, Napoli knew the stakes. The team understood that closing the gap with the league leaders was crucial. Manager Antonio conte emphasized the importance of embracing the pressure of the title race. He stated, “That of being able to challenge Inter in the sprint must be a good pressure. To the boys I say that he must push us to go even beyond our possibilities, in Italy and in Italy and in Europe he shows to be equipped to be equipped to be equipped to be equipped in Italy and in Europe. Winning everything.”

The Stadio Diego Armando Maradona was packed with fervent supporters, eager to see their team secure a vital victory.Conte acknowledged the strong bond between the team and its fanbase, saying the message to the team is to always give 200%. There is a combination of strong enthusiasm between our fan and the team, because the fan really sees that the team always goes beyond his limits and this is very important. It is indeed an enthusiasm that matters and we must try to feed it, we need again the support of the public that must help us to beat Empoli”.

Napoli entered the game with their usual 4-3-3 formation, but were missing key players due to injury and suspension. Good morning, De Lorenzo, and Anguissa were all unavailable.”The disqualifications captain – explains Conte – these are the first two at Napoli and this makes us understand how ours was a clean championship, where fortunately we have not always had to cope with emergencies, which though come and when they arrive we face them with the chest outside”.

Conte’s lineup adjustments saw Gilmour step into the midfield, while Juan Jesus filled in on defense. Conte expressed confidence in his squad’s depth, stating “he plays Juan Jesus who has always done well, we have great trust in him and in Mazzocchi who starts from the 1st.I have great tranquility, I have serious guys who know that there are no alibis. the positive thing is that, after the injury, he started training again in a group two days ago spinazzola and can be a possible change during the game. Good morning is injured and we still don’t know if it will be one or two weeks of stop “.