**Club Statement: **

Francesco Calzona will held the press conference before the match.

…ABOUT THE MATCH

The concept of compactness, I repeat again the balance of the team we have, knowing how to recognize that we can't always be good in looking for plays and then that now more than ever the points are starting to count. For this reason we must lower the margin of error a lot and at the same time raise the level of attention against certain champions. It will be a different match from the Italian Cup match both for their situation and for ours. There was another coach and as I always say every match has its own story. They are keen to gain places in the rankings like us, even if for opposite objectives. Balance will be key. But as I said before, courage will also be needed because the risk of being crushed in the end could prove to be a lethal weapon for us.

NAPOLI

We won in Naples playing a 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-1-2. The game system, as I have always stated, leaves the time it finds. It is the interpretation that makes the difference, the principles of play to be carried forward during the match. It is obvious that we will have to try to give continuity to our game and we will certainly make changes based on the opponents' play. It is essential to understand who you have in front of you, to understand that they have a center forward like Osimhen who attacks the depth at great speed, from this point of view I believe he is among the fastest in Serie A. We will have to pay great attention to their strong individualities. I know the coach well, he was my deputy. I know his mentality, the attention he puts into work and details. And we will have to put it in too, against a team that has players who, in terms of individual characteristics, are capable of deciding the match at any moment: I'm talking about Zielinski, Raspadori who can come in, Simeone himself and many others up front. We will have to try to limit them and, I repeat again, we must put them in difficulty with our courage. It must be in our DNA, through pressure, through play. If we let them play continuously in the long run we facilitate their great strength.

…INJURY REPORT

If Gelli is available, yes, Garritano has been available and always trains hard. He's one of those guys that when you put him on the line you know what he can give you. For his part, Gelli has almost always played, in the last period he has had some problems but from today he is available. Marchizza is coming with us but he still needs to get into good shape, he was a very important player but training is one thing and the match is another. So we don't have any great recoveries, indeed we risk losing Bonifazi.