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In the 11th round of the Italian Serie A, Napoli beat Roma 1-0 thanks to a brilliant goal from Victor Osimhen and won their 11th game in a row (in all competitions). After the match, the head coaches of Roma and Napoli, Jose Mourinho and Luciano Spalletti commented.
Mourinho’s comment after a loss
After the game, the Portuguese specialist was unhappy with everything – especially with the refereeing and media questions, but not with his team’s performance. He said that his team could have won with a similar goal.
“We played normally enough not to lose. I wanted to win exactly the way they did. It was difficult for us because of a lot of yellow cards, the situation was difficult for us because of fatigue, and we had a little way out from the bench. I have a feeling of injustice. My players did everything, but whoever got the goal won, and they managed it in the end. I expected more from us in the attack. We also had episodes like Osimhen’s goal. It was a difficult game. They were strong and caused many problems. Karsdorp and Spinazzola were not ready for 90 minutes, Pellegrini also asked me to change, but I did not change him.
I don’t want to talk about the referee. Irrati is a good referee, a serious man. I didn’t like things, but I don’t want to be critical, although he didn’t judge well. In the second half, our pace dropped due to fatigue. Ibanez dropped far less than the guy who always dives; what’s his name? I don’t remember… Ah, Lozano… I congratulate Napoli, but they won undeservedly,” said Mourinho.
Luciano Spalletti’s comment after a win
As for Luciano Spalletti, unlike his colleague, he was satisfied with the match.
“Mourinho said that we won undeservedly? I can’t comment on that. I’ll talk about my team. It wasn’t an easy game. We made some mistakes in possession, but we stayed and created 2-3 real scoring chances so that we didn’t give the opponent a chance to do the same. I think we deservedly won because we were able to use the few chances that Roma gave us.
No titles are won after 11 rounds. Titles are won in June when the season ends. We need to stay grounded, with zero expectations and without too much euphoria. We will eat sandwiches on the train now because we have training tomorrow morning.
Substitute players played well. Everyone knows Gaetano is talented. He was good at times, and in some situations, he made the wrong choice – for example, when he could have passed to Kvaratskhelia. The ball could have been returned to him, but this was a symptom of his character, as well as the fact that he does not yet know how to read certain situations and lacks tactical maturity, although he’s a strong guy,” Spalletti said.
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