Oriali to Dazn: Shame Lukaku’s out, De Bruyne is a joy to watch | OneFootball

In the absence of Giovanni Manna, who suffered an injury this week, Lele Oriali, Napoli's technical staff coordinator, spoke to Dazn's microphones just a few minutes before the start of Sassuolo-Napoli, the first match of the 2025/2026 Serie A season.

Oriali to Dazn: "Sorry for Lukaku's absence. De Bruyne up close is a spectacle"

Napoli is ready for their first Serie A match of the 2025/2026 season. They will face Sassuolo, led by Fabio Grosso, who was promoted to the top division after a year in the second tier. Lele Oriali, in the absence of DS Giovanni Manna, spoke to Dazn's microphones in the classic pre-match interview. Here are the words of Antonio Conte's historic collaborator.

"I can't give you an answer, there are people who take care of the market like the DS. However, his absence can be compensated for, but not Romelu's (laughs). We're sorry, he's decisive, determining, and a great reference for everyone. Replacing him won't be easy, but the club will do everything possible to do so." The Napoli technical staff coordinator then added: "De Bruyne? I had never seen him up close. I always thought he was one of the strongest in the world, but up close, even just in training, he's a spectacle. He has ideas and a vision of the game that are beyond, sometimes we don't even understand them. He's on another level. Scudetto? Inter is superior to all the others, our goal is to grow and improve while staying in the Champions League."

Francesco Landi

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