Giovanni Simeone praised Mario Rui for the cross on his winning goal to beat Milan at San Siro. ‘Napoli don’t just have quality, but also spirit of sacrifice and determination.’
The Partenopei continued their extraordinary start to the season with a 2-1 victory away to Milan, sending them joint top of the table with Atalanta.
Although Victor Osimhen was out injured, Matteo Politano converted a penalty earned by Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and Cholito Simeone’s glancing header met a Mario Rui cross.
“Mario found the right movement, Napoli have so much quality that when you make the movement, you find each other.
“I want to dedicate this goal to my father-in-law, who is not well, and this is for him,” Simeone told DAZN.
“We experience football with passion. Seeing players like Politano who leave it all on the field really fires you up, because this is not just about quality, it’s a team with a spirit of sacrifice and determination.”
It means Napoli are top of their Champions League group and the Serie A table, all despite Osimhen’s injury, and have lost just one of their last 12 league visits to San Siro.
Giacomo Raspadori started the match this evening, whereas Simeone got the nod in the Champions League against Rangers.
“Raspadori is a lovely lad, we have a good rapport. The coach chooses which players to pick, Raspadori and I are quite different in our playing style, so we will always be some of those choices.”
Are Napoli now Scudetto contenders?
“All this group wants is to give its best and improve every day.”
Great and important win for Napoli, Milan missed clear cut chances to win the game but they were unlucky, Lozano should be playing instead of Zerbin, Zerbin is very slow Milan goal was because of him