Aurelio De Laurentiis, the president of Napoli, has once again taken shots at the officiating during the two legs against AC Milan in the Champions League.
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Napoli were crowned champion of Italy yesterday for the third time in their history and De Laurentiis was interviewed by CBS Sports to reflect on the success, but he couldn’t resist revisiting their defeat against Milan in Europe.
“Hopefully we’ve started a new era, and next year, and next year again, but now we have to win the Champions League, and we’ll try if the referees won’t stop us,” he said.
“We’re out because twice the referees weren’t good, but this is UEFA. We were the strongest in the Champions League. We will try again next year and in the coming years.”
"Now began a new era… We hope to win next year, and the following year, and the following year…"
Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis's victory speech was…something! 😂 pic.twitter.com/diMQNVMUnP
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) May 4, 2023
