Napoli vs Cremonese – Conte: ‘We need to get back on track, Alisson is serious & humble’

Conte: ‘Napoli weren’t clinical enough against Lazio’

The coach then reflected on his side’s 2-0 home defeat to Lazio last weekend, saying: ‘It’s not that we didn’t play the game against Lazio, because we had 70% possession, but we had several counterattacks and weren’t effective in front of goal. That’s understandable; we’ve talked about it.’

He underlined his desire to steady the course: ‘Today we have to get back on track; it’ll be a tough match; Cremonese are a team that needs points. We have to be careful of their counterattacks when we attack; I saw they start Okereke, who is a very quick player.’

Conte was then asked to comment on Alisson Santos, who arrived at the club in January and has made an instant impact.

The coach described the Brazilian as ‘a serious and humble guy who wants to learn,’ stating that ‘it’s up to us to help him improve further.’

Finally, the Napoli boss was clear on his selection choices: ‘Rrahmani will play in the centre of defence, with Olivera on the right of the back three.’