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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Nicky Bandini

Philip Billing goes from Bournemouth backup to Napoli hero in title clash

Philip Billing celebrates his equaliser against Inter.
Philip Billing rescued a point for Napoli in only his second appearance for the side. Photograph: Andrea Staccioli/Shutterstock

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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