“We Would Have Protested As Well If It Had Happened To Us”

Written By Onyeka Daniel

It ended goalless at the Allianz Stadium between Juventus and Napoli in their fifth round of matches in the Italian Serie A and for the home side, they were furious with a refereeing decision in the second half as they felt slighted by the official.

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And for Napoli goalkeeper Elia Caprile, he admitted that the Partenopei would have protested like Juventus, appealing for an indirect free kick from inside the box, but insists Mathías Olivera’s back-pass was not intentional. The referee, Daniele Doveri ruled that it was not intentional.

But DAZN pundit Luca Marelli said Juventus’ protests were legitimate, so the Bianconeri should have been awarded an indirect free kick inside the box. Caprile, who had made his Napoli debut in the first half replacing the injured Alex Meret, admitted it was a controversial incident.

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He further revealed that his teammate’s pass was not intentional. “We would have protested as well if it had happened to us,” the goalkeeper said at a post-match press conference. “It was a bad first touch, but I came out with good timing to catch the ball.”

Caprile returned to Napoli in the summer after a one-year loan spell at Empoli, where he contributed to the Tuscans’ survival. “Making my Napoli debut was a great emotion. One must be ready at all times. Of course, I am sorry for Alex, but I am really happy with what me and the team did,” he concluded.

After the draw against his Napoli side, Antonio Conte saluted Juventus fans and said at a post-match press conference that the Bianconeri would ‘never be enemies.’ The Italian tactician returned for the first time in three years.

However, it was the first time his team played in front of a crowd in Turin, as the previous three matches with Inter had been behind closed doors during the COVID pandemic. Conte saluted Juventus fans after the final whistle and discussed it during a post-match press conference.

“It was a great emotion. Thanking the fans I spent 16 years with was the minimum I could do,” he said. “That being said, I am happy to be at Napoli and greeted our fans, too. Coming here is always a great emotion; nobody can take this away from me.

“There will always be rivalry between the fans, but violence should never be. I spent many years in England, where I saw education and respect,” he continued. “I’m part of Juventus’ history, and nobody will ever take this away from me.

“I hope I’ll make Napoli’s history as well. Rivalry is one thing, but there must always be education and respect because, in this world, many people tend to forget what recognition is. So it’s not nice.

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“Today, they saw me as an opponent. Me too, but they’ll never be enemies.” He further added. Conte spent 16 years at Juventus, 13 as a player and three as a coach. He won several trophies at the club, including eight Serie A titles (three as coach).

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