Gonzalo Higuain said Napoli “proved we have character” with their 3-1 Europa League win over Sparta Prague.
The atmosphere around the team was poor after Champions League elimination in the play-offs and a 1-0 defeat to Chievo on Sunday.
Gonzalo Higuain said Napoli “proved we have character” with their 3-1 Europa League win over Sparta Prague.
The atmosphere around the team was poor after Champions League elimination in the play-offs and a 1-0 defeat to Chievo on Sunday.
There were only around 10,000 fans at the Stadio San Paolo for tonight’s opening Europa League tie and they were silenced when Sparta Prague took a shock lead.
“After Sunday’s defeat we wanted to prove ourselves, as we really should not have lost against Chievo,” Higuain told Sport Mediaset.
“Tonight we wanted to prove that this team has character.”
Higuain saw his penalty saved against Chievo, but showed no signs of nerves when he took a spot-kick tonight.
“I hit it in the same corner, but fortunately this time it went well.”