I don't want to see football as any sort of movie, like how or why would Napoli lose to a club that's not even healthy in the league table? This is so embarrassing I must say because on a normal day Napoli would make life a living hell for the away team like why on earth did they have to lose, not 1nil but 4-nil?
Is it that they're experiencing fatigue or what? Still confused I must say.
If Napoli continue like this I don't see them advancing into the next round in the champions league and they might not even qualify in any Europe competitions next season. As it is, I can't tell if they're inform or not.
It is not a match in Serie A and Napoli have many reasons to sacrifice Coppa Italia. They have two other bigger competitions to fight, Serie A and Champions League. Going far in Champions League will help them to fill their pocket with more money. Playing well in Serie A will help them to participate in Champions League next season and it means money will come too.
Coppa Italia does not have good income award for winner or club go far in the cup tournament. Napoli with their performances that are not actually good and some problems in their squad, surely did not want to waste energy for Coppa Italia and in return they might make their players exhausted or worse get serious injuries.
This defeat is still a shock but it is explainable.