Antonio Conte has praised the performances of Fiorentina, Napoli and Juventus in European competitions this season.
Conte who managed Juventus for three seasons before quitting to take over the Azzurri in the summer, saw Max Allegri take over and guide the bianconeri to the Final of the Champions League for the first time in 12 years.
Vincenzo Montella’s Fiorentina side beat Tottenham Hotspur, AS Roma and Dynamo Kyiv along the way, only to be knocked out by reigning Champions Sevilla in the Europa League Semi-Finals.
Napoli also made it to the Europa League Semi-Finals only to suffer a shock defeat to Ukrainian side Dnipro who knocked out European giants like Ajax and Olympiakos along the way.
Antonio Conte spoke to ANSA about the progress Italian sides have made in Europe this season, congratulating them for their performances.
“We must be proud for that what our clubs reached on international level. We were able to get in the UEFA Champions League final and to have two teams in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals,”
“First of all congratulations to Juventus. The team reached this goal thanks to the fantastic work done by coach Allegri, the players and the staff. I want to congratulate Fiorentina and Napoli too, as they helped Italy to reach a high level in Europe again,”
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