Napoli coach Antonio Conte was incredibly happy after winning the title, which came after a 2-0 victory over Cagliari. The experienced specialist was not on the bench, as he had to serve a suspension, admitted that he and his players were nervous before the start of the match, so as not to disappoint the tens of thousands of fans in the stands.
„We achieved it again and that's something wonderful. When we got to the stadium, to be honest, it was a little difficult to enter because we didn't know exactly how many fans there were, but the thought that went through our heads was that we could disappoint all these people, and that would be something we would carry with us for a long time. These boys were fantastic. It wasn't easy, the pressure on the team was insane, but we did it in the best way possible. It was an exceptional campaign and the boys deserve credit for being able to motivate and challenge themselves again after finishing tenth last year after winning the title two years ago.
It was an unexpected, difficult but also stimulating challenge in my career. Coming to this team that had finished tenth a year ago and trying to get everything back on track. I had to convince some of the important players to stay because we knew we could do something positive. There were disappointments like that 0-0 draw with Modena in the Cup, and the 0-3 loss to Verona, to get to this point and now to celebrate the Scudetto,” said Antonio Conte.
He also became the first coach to win the Serie A title with three different teams: “Honestly, it is very difficult to win with Napoli. The situation was not easy at all, because this is not a team that is used to always fighting for victory from the very beginning. However, these players did it twice in three years, which shows that there is something special here. More than 30 years ago Maradona won the title, now Giovanni Di Lorenzo as captain will lift the trophy again with the ribbon, this is something special. I enjoy everything, I have a good relationship with the president, we had the opportunity to get to know each other during the season, we are both winners. We may be winners in different ways, but we are winners“.