Napoli, Meret: “Difficult second half, but deserved victory. We are in the lead and we want to stay there”

Superlative performance by Alex Meretgoalkeeper of Napoliwho with his interventions saved the result in the difficult away game in Genoa. A second half full of emotions, with Genoa pushing for an equalizer and Napoli defending tooth and nail, thanks above all to their goalkeeper. A difficult but deserved victory, which allows the Azzurri to end the year at the top of the table.

At the end of the match, at the microphones of DaznMeret answered the questions, analyzing the match and looking to the next challenges.

A second half in which you were very busy, especially in the last minutes.
“Yes, it was a match with two faces. In the first half Genoa waited for us, we controlled the game by creating several chances and we were good at scoring with two goals. In the second half, however, they came back much more aggressive, pressing us to all court and putting ourselves in difficulty. We did well to resist until the end and bring home an important victory.”

At least tonight Napoli goes to sleep at the top of the table. An important result, considering that now there will be more affordable matches on paper, before the difficult direct clashes starting with the one against Atalanta in mid-January.
“Every match is important at this moment of the season. We must try to keep up with the teams ahead of us, because the leading group is very compact. We want to stay at the top and we will continue to work to improve and eliminate our mistakes. The match The first leg against Atalanta weighed heavily, but now we're just thinking about working game after game. We're happy to be in the lead and we want to stay there.”