{"id":441484,"date":"2026-01-31T20:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/441484\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T20:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T20:26:10","slug":"honestly-impossible-for-napoli-to-continue-in-champions-league-during-injury-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/441484\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Honestly impossible for Napoli’ to continue in Champions League during injury crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 25: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of SSC Napoli, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Juventus FC and SSC Napoli at Juventus Stadium on January 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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Antonio Conte admits he has mixed feelings about Napoli\u2019s Champions League exit, because it would\u2019ve been \u2018honestly impossible\u2019 to continue with more games during the injury crisis.<\/p>\n

This evening they host Fiorentina at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at 17.00 GMT (18.00 CET).<\/p>\n

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today\u2019s three Serie A games on the Liveblog.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Partenopei only have Serie A and the Coppa Italia to focus on now, as the 3-2 defeat to Chelsea<\/a> here saw them eliminated from the Champions League just 67 hours ago.<\/p>\n

Conte sees Napoli \u2018on right track\u2019\"NAPLES,NAPLES, ITALY \u2013 JANUARY 28: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of SSC Napoli, reacts from the technical area during the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 League Phase MD8 match between SSC Napoli and Chelsea FC at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 28, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Tullio M. Puglia\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to evaluate the game with them, which I thought was very positive,\u201d Conte told DAZN Italia.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe created many chances and were not suitably rewarded for them, so we have regrets at going out of this competition. At the same time, we must gain belief from seeing we are on the right track at a European level, so can achieve great satisfaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike every journey, you need a bit of luck, and we are still missing a lot of players. There are things we can learn and develop so that in future we can do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

The injury crisis continues to take its toll, ruling out Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, David Neres, Matteo Politano, Amir Rrahmani, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Kevin De Bruyne and Billy Gilmour.<\/p>\n

\"NAPOLI,NAPOLI, ITALY \u2013 AUGUST 31: Romelu Lukaku of SSC Napoli talks with his coach Antonio Conte during the Serie A match between Napoli and Parma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on August 31, 2024 in Napoli, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Luca Marianucci officially completed his loan to Torino today, but how long will it take for Romelu Lukaku to be ready for Napoli?<\/p>\n

\u201cLukaku played 19 minutes over two games. Romelu had a really nasty injury, he is speeding up the recovery process, but we need patience and will try to set up some midweek friendlies to get him back to match fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was difficult so far, as we had barely any training sessions and a game every three days. Romelu is an important figure both within the team and the locker room, so we hope he and others can get back to fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fortunate really that the number of matches have been reduced now, otherwise it would\u2019ve been honestly impossible to continue,\u201d concluded Conte.<\/p>\n


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