Philip Billing goes from Bournemouth backup to Napoli hero in title clash | Nicky Bandini
Internazionale still top the table after draw but leveller restores belief that Antonio Conte’s side can reel in leaders
Billy Gilmour or Philip Billing? That was the dilemma facing Antonio Conte for a season-defining fixture: his second-placed Napoli taking on the Inter side who had just overtaken them with 12 rounds to go. Should he trust in a midfielder who had started only five Serie A games since arriving from Brighton last summer, or one who spent the first half of this season as a backup at Bournemouth?
“I’ve been thinking about it all week,” Conte said with a chuckle at his pre-game press conference, “and I still have 24 more hours to decide.”
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