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Napoli coach Mazzarri fumes after Roma defeat

Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri was left frustrated after their 2-0 defeat to Roma.

Matteo Politano and Victor Osimhen were sent off on the day.

“Try asking questions to me rather than telling me what someone else said. Once you ask me questions, I will try to answer them," Mazzarri snapped afterwards.

“I am convinced that the way we were playing, and Politano's shirt was tugged on the attack into space, that was our best period of the game and we were the only team who could win at that stage.

“We were not clinical enough in the final third with some weak finishes, but we dominated possession. Other than Andrea Belotti creating that chance which was our mistake, I don't think Roma did anything.

“We were in control, we thought that we would take the lead and win the match, then it went the way it went, so let's move on."

He added: “I was just saying today that if you go to a big club at a certain moment of the season, you do not have time for any training. When you play every three days, there's nothing the fitness coach can do to get specialist work done to bring sharpness back. You have to wait for a break."

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