Conte responds to Diego Costa: ‘In football there are intelligent and stupid people’

Antonio Conte wasn’t particularly complimentary of his former Chelsea striker Diego Costa, insisting that ‘In football, there are intelligent and stupid people, so I won’t waste my time reading what they say’. 

The Partenopei head coach is in the middle of a poor run of form, a tough injury pile-up, and has recently been defeated 3-0 by his former side Juventus in Serie A. 

After what has been a tough few weeks, Conte came out fighting during his pre-match press conference ahead of...