Not Participating Napoli's Victory Over Liverpool, Spalletti Choose Health

Napoli coach Luciano Spalleti. (Photo: Instagram.com/@officialssscnapoli)

JAKARTA - Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti chose not to celebrate the victory with the players after they won big over Liverpool in the first match of the Champions League. Spalletti chose that because he prioritized his health.

In the first match of Group A of the 2022/2023 Champions League at the San Polo Stadium, Thursday, September 8 in the morning WIB, Napoli as the host won 4-1 over Liverpool.

Napoli's big win over the Reds could not be separated from the contribution of brace Piotr Zielinski, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Giovanni Simeone. While the opposing camp could only reply to one goal through Luis Diaz' execution in the 49th minute.

The perfect result at the beginning of the elite competition of the Blue Continent is a good sign for Napoli who appeared before their own supporters. Il Partenopei's troops overflowed it with a massive celebration.

But Spalletti did not participate in the euphoria. Understandably, the Italian coach is known to have just undergone a fracture operation on Tuesday this week.

The same source, said that Spalletti used a buffer to walk while attending a press conference ahead of the match.

Apart from being concerned with conditions, Spalletti also considered that this victory did not need to be celebrated excessively. According to him, Napoli's steps in this competition are still very long and need to always be vigilant.

"Besides I won't be celebrating it because I have to keep my players vigilant," Luciano Spalletti was quoted as saying by Football Italia.

"Tomorrow morning we have to train well, it's your job (players) when you wear this shirt. You have to be able to repeat what you did today," Spalletti continued.

This victory over Liverpool made Napoli temporarily ranked second in Group A standings with a collection of three points. They are under Ajax Amsterdam who have the same points but have a better number of goal differences after silencing Rangers 4-0.