Conte: Napoli only has 2 healthy central defenders left in the middle of the week, and the full-back is also very stretched

Hupu 09: After losing to AC Milan 1-2, Antonio Conte accepted an interview with DAZN.

About the game:

It was disappointing to concede early. As a team, we could have handled the first two goals better. But usually, conceding a goal is either an unstoppable attack or some situations need improvement.

At San Siro Stadium, it is not easy to fall behind in the first four minutes. We controlled the game in the first half and the team enjoyed it. We pressed hard and created scoring opportunities.

Of course, we still have a lot of work to do and need improvement. We have conceded a lot of goals recently, such as the two goals against Pisa, the two goals today, and the one against Fiorentina.

Defense has always been our strength and we must keep improving. With such performance and strength, they came here to play against AC Milan. They are a tenacious and highly physical team. If they press, the game becomes difficult…it has to make our entire team feel good.

We must work hard to improve and continue to improve where improvements are needed.

About conceded:

First, let's assume that this is the first loss in 5 games. We lost to AC Milan at San Siro, not to the bottom team.

AC Milan has strong midfield and forward strength, and it is normal for them to score two goals. The guys know that what we need to improve is the overall strength of the team, not the level of a single player. We need to focus...

Because we were behind 0-2 at the time, the game was very difficult, we returned to the game and achieved our goal. We created some opportunities, but in the end, you have to score goals, too.

About Marianaucci

As for Marianaucci, he is a player introduced by Naples; he is a member of the team. He is not on the Champions League roster; he wouldn't have played on Wednesday.

He trained well; he won the opportunity. He is a player with great potential; he can join our roster. He deserves this opportunity today. We certainly hope that Juan Jesus and Beckma won't have any trouble on Wednesday, as we only have two central defenders.

Di Lorenzo was suspended; Spinazola and Oliveira could only wait and see; they were in poor form. When you play every three days and the entire defense is affected, you must evaluate carefully.

Our success depends on the growth of the players we bring in this year: they need time and growth.

I am very satisfied with Luca's performance; it will help him grow. This is Gutierrez's first game in months, and we have arranged such an opportunity for him. We didn't have a left back; Mazoki also returned from injury at the time.

About substitutions:

Substitutions...I tried to replace some new players to fight one-on-one because Milan's defense is very tight.

I replaced the striker with Luca, but nothing happened... The substitution was to strive for some good results. I think these changes are correct.