Napoli-Fiorentina LIVE and PHOTO
on the pitch at 8pm at the Al-Awwal stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the first semi-final of the
Italian Super Cup
.
The other match is between
Inter and Lazio
scheduled for tomorrow 19 January again in the capital of the Persian Gulf country
THE EVE
"It's true that it was a bad defeat in October against Fiorentina. I've watched the match again in recent days to understand what we can do differently".
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri
said this on the eve of the Super Cup semi-final against Fiorentina,
referring to the match against the Viola lost 3-1 at home by the Azzurri on 8 October, when Garcia was on the bench.
"Obviously - said Mazzarri - I'm not talking about the former coach who is a colleague I respect. However, I understand that for a team that has won the scudetto, every subsequent knockout is a bloody episode to live through. I'm trying to understand what can be done tomorrow and for this reason I also think about the team's form, to overcome certain things that I saw in that match in which I saw a great performance from Fiorentina which gave no reference points, while Napoli suffered. This is why I try to do things different".
"It's true that we tried something different weeks ago - added the Napoli coach - to change the formation during the match but to change completely at the start of the match it takes time and work. We'll see tomorrow, but we'll play at the start as we played in the last few games."
On the Italian infirmary, in particular with few midfielders, Mazzarri said that "Cajuste, contrary to what I had thought after the match with Salernitana, does not have a serious injury, I was happy. He is trying today and should be able to play. Zielinski is also better and we'll evaluate him in training today. Demme instead has a strain on his twin, a not very serious injury but he didn't train yesterday and it's unlikely he'll be available."
"It's already a victory to be here, together with great teams, we are proud, we will play with free will and we will do everything to put Napoli in difficulty and reach the final."
Thus Vincenzo Italiano presented the Super Cup semi-final
against the Neapolitan team in Riyadh.
"It's true that we won at Maradona in the championship but a lot of time has passed since that match and many things have happened - continued the Fiorentina coach - The match will be a completely different story. The objective is the same for everyone, to reach the final and get to play for this trophy. What if Nico Gonzalez will be available? He only trained with the group today for about twenty minutes, he's recovered but he can't be ready yet and the same goes for Dodò."
Nikola Milenkovic, one of the team's veterans, spoke together with Italiano: "We don't feel favoured, Napoli are the reigning Italian champions, but we are very motivated, ambitious and we are hungry".
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