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Liverani laments lapses Friday 21 March, 2008

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Fiorentina midfielder Fabio Liverani has blamed a lack of concentration, rather than tiredness, for Wednesday’s defeat against Napoli.

The Viola’s Champions League qualification chances took a blow with a 2-0 loss at the Stadio San Paolo.

Cesare Prandelli’s side are trying to juggle a UEFA Cup campaign and a push for fourth place, but ex-Lazio man Liverani is reluctant to blame fixture pile-up for their midweek result.

“It was disappointing to lose 2-0 because these kind of defeats are never positive,” he admitted.

“We lacked concentration. I wasn’t tired physically and I don’t think I did badly, but obviously it is tough to play every three days.

“Playing so often can lead to off days, but we let in two goals that were avoidable.

“In the first half we played the ball around a lot and had chances for Adrian Mutu and Pablo Daniel Osvaldo.

“But Napoli were able to take advantage of their chances and we weren’t. It was as simple as that.”

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