Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published Monday, September 29, 2025, 08:43 / Updated Monday, September 29, 2025 08:43
The Napoli champion was defeated by AC Milan on San Siro, with 2-1, and Kevin de Bruyne was upset that he was replaced by coach Antonio Conte.
Kevin de Bruyne scored, from the penalty, the goal by which Naples reduced the disability on San Siro (min. 60). But when the champion had to press the acceleration to the maximum, to force the equalization, especially since the opponent played in inferiority after the elimination of Estupinan (57), coach Antonio Confatit (min. 72) with Elmas. Which visibly angered the Belgian.
Kevin de Bruyne (no. 11), on San Siro, at the time of replacement / Photo: Imago
De Bruyne had also been replaced in the Champions League match with his former team, Manchester City. The count was removed after only 26 minutes, because he had been eliminated di Lorenzo and had to sacrifice someone to introduce a defender. Then, by Bruyne not commented, but this time he could not help.
Antonio Conte explains why he replaced Kevin de Bruyne
Conte's reaction? Asked at the press conference about the midfielder's attitude, Napoli's coach pointed out: “I hope he was upset, because if he was upset, he did not find the right person for reproaches.”
He thus explained the replacements of de Bruyne and Mctminay: “I tried to bring fresh players to the field, for one to one situations, and I think there were the right changes.”.
Antonio Conte: “It is disappointing to receive early empty”
Napoli's problem was that he received the goals early. Saelemaekers, in the 3rd minute, and powders, in the 31st minute, set the result at the break. “It is disappointing to get an early goal. As a team, we could have done better. Let's start after four minutes and drive on San Siro is not easy.
I played well, I liked the team, I pressed Milan up, we created opportunities. We have to work, because we have received a lot of goals lately, ”the press conference has ended.
