Allegri after Porto-Napoli: "We are too few, matches change from the 70th minute"

Allegri blamed defensive lapses and squad depth issues after Napoli's Champions League loss to Porto, citing the team's inability to manage the intensity after the 70th minute.

Napoli suffered a heavy defeat to Porto in the Champions League, their third loss in four group matches and seventh in fourteen games this season. Manager Allegri pointed to specific defensive errors—two set-piece goals conceded and a mistake from goalkeeper Meret's clearance that led to Porto's second goal—as the difference in the match.

Allegri emphasized that Napoli played well until the 70th minute but then faded due to fatigue and limited substitution options. "The rhythms in Champions League are high," he explained. "At that moment they made five substitutions and brought on fresh, physical players. We wanted to do the same but had only attackers on the bench." He stressed that managing such intensity requires eight or nine available substitutes, something Napoli lacked due to injury problems.

Looking ahead, Allegri called the upcoming match against Lazio "like a final" and expressed hope that the international break will allow the squad to recover injured players.