"Antonio Conte heaped praise on his Napoli squad after they booked their place in the Supercoppa Italiana final despite missing several key players for their win over AC Milan. Conte watched on as his team beat Milan 2-0 at Al-Awwal Park on Thursday, with David Neres and Rasmus Hojlund on target in a comfortable victory for the Scudetto holders. Indeed, Napoli joined Roma in fifth place overall with the most Supercopa final appearances (six), behind Juventus (17), Milan (13), Inter (13) and Lazio (eight)."
"when you play every three days with very few players available, it's inevitable that there will be some setbacks," Conte said. "It's what happened last week and could well happen in the future. We wanted to play a strong performance against a great team full of talented players. Our style of football is very energetic and demanding, we don't just try to defend and counter. I am glad because these lads showed they want to challenge for this trophy."
Napoli beat AC Milan 2-0 at Al-Awwal Park to reach the Supercoppa Italiana final. David Neres opened the scoring in the 39th minute and Rasmus Hojlund sealed the win shortly after the hour. Napoli now has six Supercoppa final appearances, level with Roma and behind Juventus, Milan, Inter and Lazio. Several key players including Frank Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Kevin De Bruyne and Alex Meret were absent through injury. Napoli had suffered consecutive defeats to Benfica and Udinese before the match. Three changes were made to the Udinese lineup and Eljif Elmas was used in a more advanced midfield role. Conte praised the squad's resilience and their energetic, demanding style as they pursue the trophy.
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