""It's the moment of truth. Yes, we will start playing every three days and it will certainly be a complex season for us. In the first two games, we relied on certainties. Now every three days there will be new players to be inserted and clearly we will need a little patience and understanding if there are mistakes. We will have to be patient and insert them.""
"Antonio Conte believes playing twice a week will be "the moment of truth" for Napoli, who visit Fiorentina in Serie A on Saturday before travelling to Manchester City in the Champions League next week. After a comfortable 2-0 win against Sassuolo in their opening game of the season, Napoli required a last-gasp goal from Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa to secure a 1-0 victory over Cagliari prior to the international break."
Napoli face a congested schedule with Serie A matches every three days, testing squad depth. Conte called the period the moment of truth and said integrating new players will require patience and tolerance for mistakes. Napoli opened the season with a 2-0 win over Sassuolo and a late 1-0 victory over Cagliari courtesy of Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa. The club signed Rasmus Hojlund on a season-long loan to boost the attack. Napoli remain unbeaten in 14 league matches since February and have avoided defeat in seven visits to Fiorentina. The team travel to Manchester City's Etihad for their Champions League opener next week. Fiorentina have drawn both opening league games and will not begin Conference League matches until October.
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