Gennaro Gattuso, technician of Naples, harshly criticized this Thursday the performance of the players of the grenade, who qualified for the round of 16 of the Europa League despite losing 1-2 at the stadium Maradona, whom he accused of wasting too much time and constantly interrupting the game.
“The people who represent us (Italian football) must be respected more, because in these three days I saw everything. I am referring to arbitrations. If an Italian team does what Granada did today, it fills the front pages of all the newspapers (because of the criticism) ”, he said. Gattuso at the end of the game in statements to “Sky Sport”.
“In the first half we played 16 or 17 minutes, and in the second half I don't even tell you. You have to play football, I repeat, if an Italian team plays a game like this, it will be massacred in the newspapers, “he added.
Gattuso protested the arbitration on Thursday and also referred to some alleged mistakes made by the Lazio officials.Bayern (1-4) and Atalanta-Real Madrid (1-2).
The Naples beat 2-1 at grenade this Thursday, but ended up eliminated by the 0-2 setback suffered in the first leg a week ago at the stadium New Los Cármenes.