“Napoli prepares for penalty shootout against Milan in UEFA Champions League quarterfinals”

[OSEN=이인환 기자] “Preparing for the penalty shootout against Milan.”

Napoli will hold the second leg of the 2022-2023 European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL) quarterfinals at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, Italy at 4 am on the 19th (Korean time).

Napoli lost 0-1 in the first leg of the quarterfinal against AC Milan on the 13th. Because of this, they must win the second round of the quarterfinals to look forward to advancing to the quarterfinals. However, in the first game, Kim Min-jae received a yellow card and Jambo Angusa received a red card and lost two at the same time.

It was a huge loss for Naples. Having lost the first game, they must win the second game, but coach Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli cannot use Kim Min-jae, the center of defense.

Napoli coach Spalletti said in a pre-interview before the final match with Milan, “Our goal is to somehow advance to the semifinals. If we fail, there is no point.”

“We showed excellent results in this tournament. We conceded goals against several big clubs, but we were able to win a come-from-behind victory,” he said, adding, “Milan is a difficult opponent, but we can overcome it enough.”

Meanwhile, ahead of this match, Osimen was aiming for Milan while appearing as a substitute against Verona. Spalletti said, “We showed a good performance in the previous match against Verona. We can expect this match as well.”

Spalletti said, “We are preparing for the penalty shootout against Milan. We also did special training. Maybe Milan will be the same,” he said, “We are a young but strong team.”

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