“I am happy to have brought Napoli here, as Italian football needs it,” said DeLaurentiis in a Press conference.
“I’m only sorry that we were unable to bring our fans with us, but we bring them in our hearts. I know that’s not enough for them, as they have their own 'code’ of the ultras that we respect, but it will be on television for anyone who wants to see it in Naples.”
“Juve showed they are a great squad and missing two players won’t create many problems for them,” noted De Laurentiis.
“As for Conte, it’s as if he were here anyway. He is coming to Beijing, isn’t he? Besides, we’ve won many times without Walter Mazzarri on the bench.”
“I have always agreed with Agnelli, as I considered the sporting justice system to be a left-over relic of the football that existed when clubs did not have shareholders. It is rooted in the people who believe football is the same as 30 or 40 years ago, but they are wrong.
“Why was there the need to wait for after Euro 2012 to have the trial? We made the whole world think the entire Nazionale was involved. In terms of communication, the FIGC is infantile and makes us look terrible on the international scene.
“After Calciopoli, how can you not construct a better system that looks after clubs? A few years ago I said that I was very worried, because betting companies were popping up like mushrooms and the State said nothing...”