Kalidou Koulibaly admits Napoli ‘have much to learn’ after their 3-2 Europa League defeat to Spartak Moscow. ‘We were already thinking about Sunday’s game with Fiorentina.’
The Partenopei had taken the lead after 11 seconds with Eljif Elmas, but Mario Rui’s red card before the half-hour mark changed the game.
Scuffles broke out through the evening and after the final whistle, as tension was sky high at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Europa League | Napoli 2-3 Spartak Moscow: Partenopei see red
“It was a tense finale, because their assistant manager was winding us up during the break,” Koulibaly told Sky Sport Italia.
“I don’t want to look for any excuses, we could’ve done much better. We lost this match and have much to learn. It takes a lot of work to win every single fixture.
“There’s disappointment and regret, but we need to take it one game at a time. I think we were already thinking about Sunday’s game with Fiorentina and that was a mistake. If we play with our minds elsewhere, we’re going to struggle.
“This match taught me a great deal, on a personal level too. The coach was very disappointed, he told us before the game how we should approach it. From tomorrow, we must find the right focus for a difficult test against Fiorentina.”
Koulibaly a Sky: “Abbiamo sbagliato, già pensavamo alla Fiorentina. Questa partita ci deve insegnare molto” https://t.co/Hze3Yq0s4L
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