Second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium where Naples and Milan play access to the semi-finals, with the Rossoneri slightly ahead with regard to the passage of the round after the 1-0 victory gained in the first leg at the Meazza stadium, signed by Bennacer's goal at the end of the first half.
Opposed to the Rossoneri, Spalletti's Azzurri decided to make a comeback, strong in the support of the home crowd and +14 in Serie A on Lazio second.
Both teams are coming off a draw in the last of the Championship: without a goal against Verona for Napoli, with a goal on each side at home at San Siro against Bologna for Milan.
Almost all Polish referee team for the occasion: to direct the challenge is Szymon Marciniak, assisted by line assistants Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. Fourth referee the Swedish Glenn Nyberg, at the Var Tomasz Kwiatkowski and Bartosz Frankowski.
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Stefano Pioli
Pioli "Qualification still to be conquered"
"The confidence is all there and there must be, not because we have already beaten them but because we are aware of our qualities, we know our situations, our way of playing. We will take the field with great confidence." So Stefano Pioli, on the eve of Maradona's match against Napoli.
"We took a very small advantage but Napoli, this year in the Champions League, scored an average of at least three goals in home games against opponents such as Eintracht, Rangers, Ajax and Liverpool. It will all be a qualification to be conquered, deserved, and certainly playing a game of the highest level. We will be very motivated, very focused and very determined to reach the passage of the shift. We expect a completely different environment compared to the last time in the championship, we are aware of it, but these environments give you great motivation and great energy", concluded the Rossoneri coach.
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Luciano Spalletti, Napoli coach
Spalletti: "Osimhen is fine, Napoli must be up to it"
"We have to be ourselves, the ones we have been throughout the championship. To be at this level we have to put in a good performance and be even better. From the last game we came out with some disadvantages, but without remorse." So Luciano Spalletti on the eve of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Milan.
"In front we have a tough opponent, who has technique, physical strength, restart and who has been built for great success. It will be necessary to rise to the situation, moving from being a compact team to a team that knows how to interpret situations without granting restarts", adds the Italian coach.
"I am convinced that this team has gained experience in previous games to adapt to any game," said the Neapolitan coach.
"Osimhen is fine, he has done all the training and he has the respect of all his teammates who love and adore him. He is always available," Spalletti concluded.
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