Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis mocks those that ‘ever doubted’ Antonio Conte after Napoli received the Supercoppa Italiana. ‘I inform the followers, dream away.’
The Partenopei have received their third version of the Supercoppa Italiana, after 1990-91 and 2014-15, though solely within the Diego Armando Maradona period had they managed to mix it with the Scudetto.
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A Brazilian scored twice in 1990, as Antonio Careca’s double intensified the 5-1 win over Juventus.
Brazilian David Neres was the undoubted star of the present, having already scored within the 2-0 semi-final victory over AC Milan, he then bagged a brace this night in
It was a way of revenge too for Napoli, as a result of that they had misplaced 2-0 to Bologna in Serie A on November 9 on the Stadio Dall’Ara.
De Laurentiis hails Napoli success underneath Conte
Antonio Conte Aurelio De Laurentiis Napoli
“Did you might have any doubts on Conte? We misplaced 2-0 at Bologna in Serie A, right here we evened it out, with the distinction that as my pal Joey Saputo says, it’s a special match and there was a trophy at stake,”
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“I’m sorry for him, however it’s 1-1 now, so we await them in Naples for one of the best of three.”
The large winner from the harm disaster in midfield has been Neres, who earlier than that hardly obtained any enjoying time, however has flourished within the new 3-4-2-1 formation.
He scored three of Napoli’s 4 objectives within the EA Sports activities FC Supercup, now amassing six objectives and 4 assists in 22 video games this season.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 22: David Neres of SSC Napoli makes his manner out to heat up previous to the Supercoppa Italiana Ultimate between SSC Napoli and Bologna FC 1909 at King Saud College Stadium on December 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photograph by Yasser Bakhsh/Getty Photos)
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“I can solely inform Napoli followers that final season we solely had Serie A and the Coppa Italia, however we had a lot of accidents then too, and have been continuously hanging by a silk thread,” famous De Laurentiis.
“The identical factor occurred this season, the distinction being we have now many extra gamers, as we invested loads through the summer time switch window. So in dangerous luck, we additionally had the nice luck of being compelled to play and uncover the brand new signings.
“Nonetheless, let’s simply keep calm, as a result of a setback is all the time behind the nook. So we’ve obtained one other sport with Cremonese in Serie A on December 28, we’ve obtained to be cautious and never get distracted.
“We had enjoyable tonight, as a result of it’s for the reason that Maradona period that we didn’t win two trophies in a single calendar 12 months, so that’s already vital. I inform the followers, dream away, and all the time dream ‘Forza Napoli!’”
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – DECEMBER 22: Rasmus Hojlund of SSC Napoli is challenged by Juan Miranda of Bologna through the Supercoppa Italiana Ultimate between SSC Napoli and Bologna FC 1909 at King Saud College Stadium on December 22, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photograph by Abdullah Ahmed/Getty Photos)
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The January switch window is developing, however what does this aspect should be additional strengthened?
“We thought the workforce was robust two years in the past and three years in the past. There may be all the time a interval the place the coaches should get the gamers in sync to offer their finest. Conte is a maestro, so he didn’t want lengthy to settle in as a winner,” replied De Laurentiis.
“I consider that I’ve made many few dangerous selections in my life, with administrators of flicks, gamers, or coaches of my groups. I’m all the time reproached by some irreverent journalists that I obtained it mistaken ending in tenth place, however someday I’ll inform you the true story of what occurred earlier than the top of that season once we received the Scudetto.
“It’s a story that retains going.”
The reference was to when Luciano Spalletti received the Scudetto in 2013 after which walked away, changed by Rudi Garcia, then Walter Mazzarri, ending in tenth place.