Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly discussed the Partenopei’s 1-1 draw against Inter and the club’s qualification to the Coppa Italia final in an interview with Italian broadcaster Rai Sport immediately after the game.
“In the beginning Inter surprised us, we got into trouble, but we were good at reacting and, after the equaliser, to remain very solid. Gattuso gave us more self-esteem, especially the ability to play from behind when compared to the first months of the season.”
He then moved onto talking about the team are on the right path for the future and are looking ahead to the finals. The Naples based club will meet rivals Juventus in the Coppa Italia final on Wednesday next week.
“We’re on the right road, we’ll be ready for the final. Now the things we were doing before are coming back, we’re aware that we can do better. We hope to give something back to our fans.”
Inter coach Antonio Conte will be bitterly disappointed after the failure to beat Napoli in the Stadio San Paolo tonight, as the Lecce born coach was hoping to win the Coppa Italia in order to achieve some silverware in his first season in charge of the Nerazzurri.
The former Juventus and Chelsea coach has never won the Coppa Italia as a coach and will have to wait until next season to try again.
The Nerazzurri will now focus on the league and their attempt to stay competitive in the title race, although settling for a 3rd place finish behind Lazio and Juventus seems like a likely outcome.
The Milanese club are currently nine points behind league leaders Juventus, although they have a game in hand thanks to the postponed game against Sampdoria that is still to be played.
