  We reply to the recent note "Comment on Synchronization dynamics in
non-normal networks: the trade-off for optimality", showing that the authors
base their claims mainly on general theoretical arguments that do not
necessarily invalidate the adequacy of our previous study. In particular, they
do not specifically tackle the correctness of our analysis but instead limit
their discussion on the interpretation of our results and conclusions,
particularly related to the concept of optimality of network structure related
to synchronization dynamics. Nevertheless, their idea of optimal networks is
strongly biased towards their previous work and does not necessarily correspond
to our framework, making their interpretation subjective and not consistent. We
bring here further evidence from the existing and more recent literature,
omitted in the Comment note, that the synchronized state of oscillators coupled
through optimal networks, as intended by the authors, can indeed be highly
fragile to small but finite perturbations, confirming our original results.
