Napoli wanted to play Juve, says Gattuso after forfeit loss

Gennaro Gattuso -

Naples is smiling again.

Gennaro Gattuso's men crushed Atalanta Bergamo in Serie A (4-1), and the Neapolitan coach took the opportunity to return to his team's green carpet defeat against Juve.

Focus. 

"I hear that we did not want to leave, it is not true," Gattuso assured Sky Sport.

Juventus is currently under construction and I had the feeling that we were going to play this match as we did today.

I'm angry that we weren't allowed to go, ”he added.

3-0 defeat without playing

Naples had requested the postponement of the match in Turin, on October 4, after having put all its players in isolation at home based on instructions to this effect from local health authorities after two positive tests for Covid-19 players.

But the Italian League had maintained the meeting, believing that the existing health protocol could allow Napoli to play, by aligning 13 negative players, including a goalkeeper.

Hence the 3-0 defeat on the green carpet. 

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