Napoli and Udinese bring the season to a close at the Maradona in Matchday 38.
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The Azzurri, already certain of Champions League qualification, want to say goodbye to their fans with one last positive result, in what could very well be — in every sense — Antonio Conte’s last dance on the Napoli bench.
The Friulians, meanwhile, are looking for points as they try to finish the campaign in the top half of the table.
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🗣 Conte, words of love for the fans! And on the future…
Antonio Conte spoke to DAZN before the match: “I think it’s important, beyond everything, to get a positive result. Whether it’s the third-last game or the final one, you always have to go for the three points. You have to work and be here to truly understand what Naples is and what it represents for the environment around it — a strong, passionate environment, where everything is amplified to the fullest and sometimes it becomes even more difficult than in other places. You have to manage the environment, and sometimes it’s not easy, but winning here brings enormous satisfaction”
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When asked whether this will be his last game in Naples, he stayed tight-lipped: “The first feeling is always the same before a match. The first thing that comes to mind is trying to play a good game and get the result. We have to finish the league well. It’s been a season in which we’ve done some really important things, some perhaps a little underrated, but that’s fine. The lads deserve to finish in the best possible way”
✅ OFFICIAL lineups
NAPOLI (3-4-2-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Olivera; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Elmas, Santos A.; Hojlund.
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UDINESE (3-4-2-1): Okoye; Kristensen, Kabasele, Solet; Ehizibue, Karlstrom, Piotrowski, Zemura; Miller, Atta; Davis.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Buongiorno and Spinazzola have suffered knee contusion injuries: they will both be completely unavailable today.
💞 Conte, the Maradona prepares a standing ovation
According to Fabio Mandarini in the Corriere dello Sport, the Maradona is getting ready to give Antonio Conte a standing ovation after two years marked by the Scudetto, the Supercoppa, and a journey always lived at the highest intensity.
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