Napoli full-back Elseid Hysaj discusses the win over Inter, and says Juventus are still in the Scudetto race.
The Partenopei defeat Roberto Mancini’s side 2-1 at San Paolo on Monday night, but the 10-man Nerazzurri came very close to equalising.
“I feel really good,” Hysaj told Panorama Sport.
“We’re ready to face the next games, but I must admit it wasn’t easy against the Nerazzurri. We knew it wouldn’t be though, so I’m not surprised.
Napoli full-back Elseid Hysaj discusses the win over Inter, and says Juventus are still in the Scudetto race.
The Partenopei defeat Roberto Mancini’s side 2-1 at San Paolo on Monday night, but the 10-man Nerazzurri came very close to equalising.
“I feel really good,” Hysaj told Panorama Sport.
“We’re ready to face the next games, but I must admit it wasn’t easy against the Nerazzurri. We knew it wouldn’t be though, so I’m not surprised.
“Despite their numerical inferiority, they went very close to equalising.
“Are they technically better? No, that’s probably not their main attribute, but the Nerazzurri players are very strong physically.
“This year the League is very balanced, the differences are very narrow. Inter are tough, but Fiorentina are strong and are growing.
“We mustn’t forget Roma and Juventus, though they aren’t dominating like last year. In Italy there are no easy opponents.
“Believe me, you have to be careful with that. We, for example, have handled games against the big teams well, but with the smaller teams have had more difficulty.
“Can we win the Scudetto? It’s early, it’s only December and there’s still a long way to go. There are so many strong teams.
“We’re doing well, but sometimes we’re stopped by the smaller teams, and that’s a problem.”
Hysaj was also asked about his most difficult opponents since moving to Italy.
“[Carlos] Tevez last year. He’s so unpredictable. [Lazio’s] Felipe Anderson is a tough nut to crack with his speed.
“Against Inter, [Ivan] Perisic surprised me, he’s really strong.”