Napoli will spend the second international break of the season in first position. While Antonio Conte routinely pumps the brakes about their title aspirations, the Partenopei have already atoned for some of last season’s trends, Tuttomercatoweb relays.
The Azzurri were particularly poor at home and finished with six wins, seven draws, and six losses. They scored 24 goals and allowed 26. They ranked 13th for points collected in their own stadium, just above the relegation strugglers.
Napoli have been perfect at the Diego Armando Maradona in Serie A and Coppa Italia, recording six straight victories. They downed Modena, Bologna, Parma, Palermo, Monza, and Como. The supporto from the fans has resumed being a factor following a pitiful season. Amid a few coaching changes, they had one of the worst title defenses in the history of the league and concluded in 10th position.
The Partenopei hold a two-point lead over Inter in the standings. They will face Empoli, Lecce, Milan, Atalanta, and Inter before the next break.
Our Take on Napoli
Their home schedule wasn’t that hard, but they had issues against everybody last year, so it’s a welcomed development. The biggest early achievement by Antonio Conte has been reigniting the city’s enthusiasm and completely erasing the 2023/2024 campaign, nullifying any potential lingering effect, including this one. Other potential landing spots maybe didn’t take that into account and focused on more mundane aspects of the hiring. The next stretch of matches will determine whether they are real contenders for the Scudetto or just for the top four.
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