Napoli made a somewhat surprising statement this evening, publicly thanking Atalanta and Inter for their ‘entertaining and fairly contested game’ of football.
The final result at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo was 0-0 with chances for both sides, including big saves on Matteo Pessina, Luis Muriel, Arturo Vidal and Edin Dzeko.
After the match, Napoli released a statement on their Twitter account that was totally unexpected.
“The club would like to congratulate Atalanta and Inter on an entertaining and fairly contested game of football.”
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While Venezia have gone viral in recent weeks for social media messages congratulating the opposition for their performances, this is rather different.
Napoli had no connection to the fixture in Bergamo, so were purely spectators and yet released a formal statement via their official Twitter account.
Napoli are in action on Monday against Bologna at the Stadio Dall’Ara at 17.30 GMT.
It is not clear if they will make similar statements in future to compliment teams on performances.
Il Calcio Napoli si complimenta con Atalanta e Inter per aver giocato una bellissima partita, fatta di calcio onesto e spettacolare.
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) January 16, 2022
The club would like to congratulate Atalanta and Inter on an entertaining and fairly contested game of football
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) January 16, 2022
Wow! Great sportsmanship! I wish this trend continues across the league instead of the constant nagging and complaining whenever Juve wins.
I was well aware of Venezia doing it as I am on Twitter and have seen them. But this Napoli one is strange indeed.
It’s actually a benefit to Napoli that there was a draw, so it could be an underhanded compliment
they basically mock allegri juventus
i wonder if they congratulated skriniar for breaking osihmen’s face.
Thats because they see it as 4 points gained
Napoli very useless club either you like it or Not in next 10 years No to Seeia A title
@tom
Mind your own club.
@Tom, please learn to act like a genuine football fan before you post. Thanks in advance.