This is a devastating result for Napoli, no one could believe Napoli could be Eliminated by a team sitting at No.13 of the Italian league table and not just eliminating them but also winning them with 4 goals margin with no reply is very disappointing. Despite bringing on the team’s best players they still couldn’t make any changes in the game.
It was a humiliating defeat for Napoli. But I think in that match Napoli only fielded second-string players and there were several main players. It seems that Napoli is focused on improving their ranking in the League and playing well in the Champions League. However, losing by 4 goals like this is still quite embarrassing. Because if the reason is for the Champions League then the next match schedule is still very long away. Is this bad performance because Napoli don't really care about this match?
That's right, generally that is the main reason for big teams having busy schedules so they have to skip competitions that are considered unimportant if Napoli force their squad there will be a risk of injury or fatigue, this is nothing new. Napoli will focus more on the Champions League and Italian League and I think it's the right choice, in the Italian league, Napoli is not yet safe, they have to compete with 5 other teams to win tickets to the Champions League or European League. unless Napoli loses the opportunity in this important competition then Coppa Italia could be an alternative.
I would say Napoli should now focus only on Serie A matches. Their performances in Serie A have been poor. They have lost 3 of their last 5 matches. Even fourth or fifth in the table is now much more difficult for Napoli. Fiorentina, Atalanta and Roma teams are trying to climb the table. And so if the performance of Napoli is not good, we will see the Napoli team in the seventh or eighth place of the table in the future.
Napoli will play against Barcelona in the Champions League knockout round. Barcelona wants to do well in this year's Champions League. Barcelona's chances of winning the La Liga title are slowly decreasing. So Barcelona will try their best to do well in Champions League. Napoli are the most likely to fail in the round of 16.