The coach of Napoli, Francesco Calzonaensured that his team competed “as equals” with Barcelona on Tuesday in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League, although he regretted the “concessions” that led to his departure from the team (3-1 ). .
“We fought as equals Barcelona. Although they say it is in crisis, but this is a team that fought for LaLiga and went to the quarterfinals of the ‘Champions’. “This is a great team,” highlighted the Italian coach from the press room of the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.
Calzona featured the evolution of Naples since his arrival, although he regrets that now he lacks consistency: “In three weeks we played six games and we didn’t have much time to work. The distances between the lines are a big flaw and we lost it once, but the biggest problem now “It’s the turnovers, at least in the first half.”
“Then we had discreet possession of the ball, we started the second half quite well and then lost ourselves at long distances. Apart from the penalty they denied us, we missed opportunities to equalise. We were too conceded the fight. Barça” he added.
The Italian coach assured that he is not worried about the lack of goals, because “this is a team that finds a way to score,” as he is about the defensive fragility: “In the moments where we worked Well, we’ve got the ball back in the field Barcelonabut it lasted too short.”
“We knew we had to put pressure on Barcelona, but we did it too slowly. Sometimes we competed, but not long enough,” added the Italian coach, considering that a punishment should be awarded in his favor. for lack of Pau Cubarsi about nigerian Victor Osimhen.
Source: La Verdad
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