Mauro says Napoli are worse off than Milan and Juventus on results
The former Napoli and Juventus midfielder partly excuses Allegri and the president, pointing to an injury list that leaves five or six players out every week.
"Napoli are in a worse state than Milan and Juve, on results." Mauro, who played in midfield for both Napoli and Juventus, is saying what the table already shows: Napoli are tenth on 15 points, Juventus have 18 and Milan are fourth on 24. He offers a mitigating factor: "You can blame the coach or the president, but every match five or six players are missing." He adds: "Last year Conte went through the same story Allegri is going through now. If San Gennaro doesn't intervene..."
The injury list is real. Since the start of the season 19 Napoli players have had physical problems, almost 80% of the squad. That alone does not explain everything. Napoli's 15 points from 11 matchdays equal the lowest total of the De Laurentiis era, and the last three games have brought one draw and two defeats. Allegri set fourth place as the target, and as of Friday 13 November it is 9 points away. Calling on San Gennaro, the city's patron saint, does not answer the question the fanbase is asking: why this squad fails to win even when the players are available.
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Mauro instead praises Gattuso's Lazio, top of the table: "these first eleven games are no accident". Torino visit the Maradona on Saturday 21 November at 20:45 CET (19:45 UK, 14:45 ET). Neres and Favasuli are back, while Di Lorenzo is still out.
Source: AreaNapoli
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