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Napoli head coach Antonio Conte spoke emotionally about the tight schedule and excessive workload of players after the Serie A match against Fiorentina (2:1). Sport24.az reports that the Italian coach also attributed the injury of Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo during the match to the tight game schedule.
"We don't have much to say. Game after game, we field players who constantly need rest, but they don't get that chance. And when that happens, it leads to situations like this. I faced a torn cruciate ligament as a player and I understand that it is a serious injury. Having so many games 'kills' the players and the football itself.
Now there are squad limitations, and ours is even smaller because we have few players from the youth academy, and the players we have want to go on loan to play more often. We've taken out Vergara, but there are age restrictions, and if we have to play 60 games a year, we need a bigger squad, otherwise it's real suicide.
Clubs don't understand that this is like a dog chasing its tail. You compete in all these competitions to earn more money, but that's temporary, because the more competitions you participate in, the more players you will have to buy, the more salary expenses will increase. If they don't understand this, football will go the wrong way and lead to things like this. I'm not just talking about Napoli, I'm talking about protecting players in general, and it's a shame that everyone turns their backs on the players, sympathizing with clubs, leagues, UEFA, and so on. I say this as a former player.".
It should be noted that in addition to Di Lorenzo, Kevin De Bruyne, Amir Rahmani, Matteo Politano, Frank Angissa, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Billy Gilmour and David Neres are also injured in the Napoli squad.
