Allegri to address De Bruyne disagreement after Napoli's Villarreal loss
Napoli were beaten 3-1 by Villarreal in Tuesday's Champions League match. Max Allegri wanted Kevin De Bruyne to operate in a deeper midfield role so Scott McTominay could advance. De Bruyne ignored that request and kept pushing forward, and Allegri is set to discuss the issue with him.
... No extra. Ensure no markdown? Plain text. Good. But need consider "2 short paragraphs (under 120 words total) of additional factual detail and background drawn ONLY from material above — entirely original wording, never copying source phrasing." We have two paragraphs. Good. Potential issue: "Napoli, a Serie A club" source says "Serie A side Napoli". Fine. "second Champions League fixture of campaign" source says second Champions League game. Fine. "Tuesday" source. "Villarreal picked up convincing 3-1 win" source. We said "finished 3-1, leaving Italian side with disappointing result." Good. Potential issue: "The issue centered on Max Allegri's tactical request." Source says Allegri had been vocal about having De Bruyne stay deeper. Good. Potential issue: "De Bruyne instead continued advancing and encouraged teammates to push up." Source says "kept marching forward instead and defied instructions. In fact, Belgian pretended not to hear and tried to push teammates forward too."