Gazzetta – Napoli, Conte’s picks for the Serie A opener against Sassuolo | OneFootball

Gazzetta – Napoli, Conte's choices for the league opener against Sassuolo

Putting the market on the back burner for a while, football is about to take to the field and in Castel Volturno, thoughts are turning to Sassuolo, the first match as Italian champions, and a team that Conte wants to shape in his own image. The first Napoli, the one that is imagined, has a 4-1-4-1 flavor, the same one that in Castel di Sangro has started to take shape and which provides firepower in every area of the field: without Lukaku, and there shouldn't be any doubts, it's up to Lucca, but behind him, there's also some "heavy artillery".

Conte has Lobotka, Anguissa, De Bruyne, and McTominay and is working to find a balance so that no one is left out: this seems to be the case in Reggio Emilia, where a real invasion is expected, with eight thousand - and some predict up to ten thousand - fans ready to start the season. Then, a four-man defense, Juan Jesus has the edge over Beukema, the others are the usual suspects: Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, and Olivera. And in goal, the one who provides the most guarantees plays: recent history, from 2018 to today, continues to suggest Meret.

Carlo Gioia

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