Naples, Cremonese arrives. Spalletti doesn’t trust him: it’s a fundamental match

For us, tomorrow’s match is fundamental, because when your name is Napoli there are direct clashes or matches that are absolutely to be won. This is it. He preaches concentration and does not want to drop in tension Luciano Spalletti when he talks about the upcoming Napoli’s commitment to Cremonese (Sunday, 8.45 pm, Maradona stadium). In the usual briefing on the eve with the press, the Azzurri coach speaks as always with an eye to the future without neglecting the good things done so far. No one – observes Spalletti – credited us with such a journey. We didn’t even think it was possible. But tomorrow’s match, the first-to-last spin, shouldn’t be underestimated: hard to knock them out because they have constant reactions. They know how to defend themselves, they know how to distribute the ball on the ground, they also have a long game on the attacker, recalls Spalletti, admitting that we won the first leg with a large lead, but the match was decided in the final stages. Not to mention that it was Cremonese, with Ballardini making his debut on the bench, who eliminated his Napoli from the Italian Cup on the unfortunate evening of Fuorigrotta.