Napoli will hope to start out their New 12 months celebrations effectively forward of time after they host Venezia in Serie A on Sunday, however Antonio Conte doesn’t count on it to be simple.
The 2023 Scudetto winners have recovered their advantageous type beneath Conte this season as they sit second within the desk on 38 factors, two factors adrift of leaders Atalanta.
Napoli have misplaced two of their final three dwelling video games in Serie A (one win), after successful every of their first 5 dwelling league video games this season.
Nonetheless, Conte is constructive relating to their hopes of ending 2024 on a excessive.
“We hope to shut out 2024 with some extra pleasure for the followers, for ourselves, to have fun New 12 months’s Eve in fashion,” Conte mentioned at a press convention on Saturday.
“These have been 5 very intense months, lived to the max. The atmosphere is gorgeous and passionate.
“Teaching in Naples actually provides you a large number, however on the similar time it’s demanding in numerous features.
“I’m very completely satisfied, nevertheless, my objective and that of the lads, I all the time say, is to haven’t any regrets in any state of affairs and in any match.
“We should go away the pitch with the sensation of getting given our all, with out saying we might have achieved higher.”
The Partenopei have already equalled the variety of dwelling wins they recorded in the entire of final season (six), wherein they went via three coaches and completed tenth.
Opponents Venezia are nineteenth with 13 factors and are at present enduring the longest run of away video games with out a victory in Serie A, drawing 4 and shedding 12 of their final 16.
Conte, although, won’t take them calmly, saying: “Everyone seems to be pondering of a straightforward victory simply because Venezia are second to final, but when we see the house video games of Juve and Inter [against Venezia] we should always a minimum of be apprehensive.
“Venezia have an excellent coach, they’ve their very own ideas and, for us, these are three elementary factors to gather.”
Napoli can even hope that Atalanta, who’ve been on an 11-game successful streak, stumble at fourth-placed Lazio on Friday, permitting them to reclaim prime spot.
