Rasmus Hojlund 'disagrees' with his coach, Massimiliano Allegri, over Napoli's performance against Porto and adds: 'We must look at ourselves in the mirror; not only players, everybody in the football club needs to take responsibility.
Napoli suffered a 4-1 away loss to Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday and have earned only three points in the opening four games of the competition, winning once and losing three times.
PORTO, PORTUGAL – NOVEMBER 04: Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli is challenged by Jakub Kiwior of FC Porto during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD4 match between FC Porto and SSC Napoli at Estadio do Dragao on November 04, 2026 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Diogo Cardoso/Getty Images)
The Partenopei have already lost seven games from 14 across all competitions.
"It's difficult to speak about it. I think we are in a very dark place right now, and we need to work. We are together and see if we can improve," Hojlund told Amazon Prime Italia at full time.
Allegri tried not to make a drama out of the defeat, saying that the performance was good, at least for the opening 70 minutes.
PORTO, PORTUGAL – NOVEMBER 04: Massimiliano Allegri, Manager of SSC Napoli, looks on before the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 League Phase MD4 match between FC Porto and SSC Napoli at Estadio do Dragao on November 04, 2026 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Diogo Cardoso/Getty Images)
"I disagree; I think, of course, it's not a bad game. I can agree with this, but we have to stop conceding bad goals, and we have to start winning football matches. We've lost too many games this season," Hojlund replied.
The Denmark international looked disheartened during his post-match interview, and when he was asked how he felt, his reply was honest: "Disappointed, angry, of course, like you said.
NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 24: Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli battles for possession with Bryan Cristante of AS Roma during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and AS Roma at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 24, 2026 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
"Perhaps because I've been a bit sick, I'm a bit tired now after 90 minutes, but we must look at ourselves in the mirror; not only players, everybody in the football club needs to take responsibility."
The atmosphere in the Napoli dressing room appears to be turning toxic, as Matteo Politano's post-match interview with Sky Sport Italia and the ugly confrontation between Lorenzo Lucca and Kevin De Bruyne during the match show, when the Italian striker literally told his teammate to "f*** off."
