Conte: ‘Napoli Scudetto would be prodigious, it’s all in our hands’ | OneFootball

Antonio Conte admits the Scudetto in his first Napoli season ‘would be prodigious’ after going three points clear of Inter. ‘There are four steps left to take. It’s all in our hands.’

The excitement was palpable inside the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, as over the last eight days there has been a six-point swing at the top of the Serie A table.

While they were three points behind Inter, the Partenopei are now three points clear at the top after back-to-back victories over Monza and Torino, with the Nerazzurri losing to Bologna and Roma.

Did Conte and the Napoli players sit down together this afternoon to watch Inter’s defeat against Roma?

“No, to be honest I didn’t follow it at all,” the coach told DAZN.

“We already suffer for our own games, why should we suffer for the others. I watched the second half of Fiorentina-Empoli. You can believe it if you want, if not, I don’t care. I turned off the phone, I only found out the result later. Everyone decides how they want to suffer.”

They swept Toro aside this evening with a brace from Scott McTominay, who has now scored 11 Serie A goals this season, four in the last three rounds.

Conte starting to taste Scudetto for Napoli

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 27: Antonio Conte Napoli head coach greets Paolo Vanoli Torino head coach before the Serie A match between Napoli and Torino at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 27, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

It really is all in Napoli’s hands right now, as they are clear at the top of the table for the first time since Week 25 with just four rounds left to play.

“There are four steps left to take. We took the first, we are in front, now we know full well that we are up against teams like Lecce and Parma fighting to stay in Serie A, then Genoa and Cagliari.

“It is all in our hands. We won with great determination, a team aware of its own strengths, and inevitably the crowd pushed us on today as the 12th or even 13th man. Even getting to the stadium was difficult, as there were so many fans crowded around.

“They were excited, very determined, trying to pass on all their determination.”

Conte had famously said last week that there were “some things I realised you cannot do at Napoli,” but this club also brings with it the most passionate fanbase in all of Italy.

“I realised that I just have to talk about football and nothing more, because everything you say gets twisted and turned into something else.”

NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 27: Scott McTominay of Napoli celebrates with Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Amir Rrahmani after scoring his side second goal during the Serie A match between Napoli and Torino at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 27, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

The midfield has been the key for Napoli this season, not just McTominay, but also Stanislav Lobotka and Frank Anguissa.

“Looking at the squad, we needed to find goals, because it’s not a team where you’re going to have many players providing double figures,” noted Conte.

“It’s therefore inevitable you need to work hard and try to make the best of the resources at your disposal by improving them. I think everyone in the group has improved. Seeing the first goal, Anguissa had a great no-look assist for Scott to score.

“We worked really hard and are seeing the fruits of that labour. We have 74 points, with four rounds to go I think we’re in the Champions League now. Seeing where we started from, that’s remarkable. The credit all goes to the lads.”

If that’s remarkable, what would the Serie A title be for Conte?

“The Scudetto would be prodigious.”