ELBAHRAIN.COM Napoli Begins to be Called Candidates for Italian League Champions – With Napoli starting to be called candidates for Italian League champions this season, coach Antonio Conte has instead stepped on the brakes in the euphoria.
Napoli won 2-0 over Monza in the 6th week of the Italian League, Sunday (29/9/2024) at the Di ego Armando Maradona Stadium.
The result continued Napoli’s good performance at the start of this season.
Having lost 0-3 to Hellas Verona in the first match, I Partenopei are now undefeated.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia et al. beat Bologna 3-0, Parma 2-1, and Cagliari 4-0.
Before winning 2-0 over Monza, Napoli held Juventus 0-0 away from home.
By winning 13 points in 6 matches, Gli Azzurri are now at the top of the standings.
Mr. Antonio Conte as a coach is immediately visible.
Last season, Napoli, the defending champion, was in chaos after coach Luciano Spalletti left.
Using 3 different coaches, Napoli failed to defend the title.
They even finished the competition in 10th place, 41 points behind Inter Milan who became champions.
Now in Conte’s hands, Napoli is back at the top of the Italian League standings after last doing so 16 months ago.
Some are starting to say that Napoli is one of the candidates for the title, including of course their supporters.
Moreover, Conte has a great track record in bringing a team to win the Scudetto.
He has led Juventus 3 times and Inter Milan once to win the Italian League title.
However, in the midst of the Scudetto euphoria that began to surround the atmosphere of Napoli, Antonio Conte instead stepped on the brake pedal.
The former Italian National Team coach said that Napoli is still less strong in terms of technique compared to a number of Serie A clubs.
Napoli Begins to be Called Candidates
“Napoli’s advantage is that I can train the team all week,” Conte was quoted as saying by Calciomercato.
“The disadvantage is that Napoli’s team is not as competitive as those who play in European club competitions.”
“We have to keep working to make dreams come true.”
“But the reality is that we are still too far away to feel like we can win the Scudetto.”
“I know that expectations are high because I have done many important things.”
“Let the fans dream but I will keep my feet on the ground.”
“There are a lot of teams ahead of us that we have to catch up on.”
“We have to make up ground to get Napoli where they deserve to be.”
“But the reality is that we are still too far away to feel like we can win the Scudetto.”
“I know that expectations are high because I have done a lot of important things.”
“Let the fans dream but I will keep my feet on the ground.”
“There are a lot of teams ahead of us that we have to catch up on.”
“We have to make up ground to get Napoli where they deserve to be.”
