Lecce 1-0 Napoli, Serie A: Conte Says Nobody Will Remember If We Finish Second

Napoli moved closer to their dream of claiming the Scudetto with Saturday's 1-0 win at Lecce, but Antonio Conte has warned they must complete the job to be remembered. (More Football News)

Conte has won league titles with Juventus, Inter and Chelsea, but leading a Napoli side that finished 10th in Serie A last season to glory would arguably be his finest achievement yet.

Giacomo Raspadori's stunner pushed the Partenopei closer to that aim on Saturday, though Inter later responded by beating Verona 1-0, meaning the teams are still separated by three points at the summit with three games remaining. 

"I will say that if and when it eventually happens," he told reporters when asked if this would be his most memorable title win.

"Let's not talk about things we don't have yet. I have won and lost titles on the last day. I have the experience needed to make the guys understand the importance.

"Whoever wins, writes the history, the others, at most, they get to read about it. Nobody will remember us if we finish second."

Lecce may be battling relegation, but Conte was wary of facing a side who had drawn at Atalanta last time out - in a match that was rescheduled following the death of Lecce physiotherapist Graziano Fiorita.

"It's a really important victory. It's not the most important, but it's important," Conte said.

"I was very afraid of this match because of many situations, also because Lecce came from a draw snatched by Atalanta.

"Unfortunately, there was also this misfortune that happened to a person I knew very well, just as I knew his father, who died a few years ago."

Conte praised his players for earning three points in the face of continued injury problems.

Defender Alessandro Buongiorno was their latest casualty this week and now looks set to miss the run-in with a groin injury.

"We arrived managing an emergency because everything seems normal, but today (Mathias) Olivera played as a central defender and it's the first time he has done that with me," Conte said.

"In the end, nobody talks about it, but (David) Neres is out, Buongiorno and Juan Jesus too.바카라 웹사이트

"(Stanislav) Lobotka got hurt today, I hope he can recover because we are continuing to lose pieces, but we are not giving up.

"And this is the main quality of this team. We are on top of things and we want to continue until the end."바카라 웹사이트