De Laurentiis stays calm after Napoli's back-to-back defeats

Napoli's 3-2 defeat at Inter on Saturday did not air on Rai. Like the rest of this season, the San Siro game was broadcast only on Dazn and Sky.

For the president, Napoli's real season starts towards the end of October, when competitions get serious — no emergency meetings, no panic. Allegri has said he is convinced the squad has the strength to bounce back, and De Laurentiis believes both defeats could have gone differently, perhaps ending in draws, with more care.

That calm sits against some hard numbers: five goals conceded in the last two games, and a midfield now also missing McTominay, who has had surgery in England for a cardiac arrhythmia. The president's patience will be tested soon — Napoli begin their Champions League campaign against Arsenal at the Maradona on Wednesday 9 September.