Antonio Conte says he was "not disappointed" by Napoli's display and commitment after they lost to Lazio for the second time in a week. (More Football News)
Thursday's 3-1 away defeat to Lazio knocked Napoli out of the Coppa Italia, with the home league game o🌸n Sunday giving them a chance for revenge along with thܫe opportunity to reclaim top spot from Atalanta, who beat Milan on Friday.
However, Marco Baroni's side wer𒁏e victorious again, with Gustav Isaksen's goal the difference between the sides in their 1-0 win.
It is the first time in Lazio's history that they have won three consecutive away gam🍎es against Napoli, while the P🙈artenopei have now lost two of their last three home games in Serie A, as many defeats as they suffered in their previous 17.
"🅰Today's match also tells us that the path we are taking is the right one. Our idea is to attack the opponent, to not let them control the game and create situations to hurt," Conte told DAZN.
"There is room for i𝓡mprovement from this point of view. We get there, but the last step is missing.
"We are working on it. I ඣam not disappointed with the performance, the boys gave everything, playing a good match against an excellent team."
Lazio are now just one point behind Napoli, sitting in fifth, in what is turning out to be an excitingly close title race, and after their two wins over his side, Conte is not surprised with their position in the sta🍃ndings.
"Lazio are not a meteorite, they are do♋ing ve🏅ry well," Conte added.
"I'm not disappointed or unhappy, during this journey there are some stumbles, there will probably be others. This is the team I waꩵnt to see, but we need to have more quality in the final metres."
Lazio manager Baroni knows what it takes to𒀰 win a Scudetto. He scored the only goal for Napoli, against Lazio, on the final day of the season in 1990 to guarantee them the league title, but he is not getting carried away w🌞ith his side's success.
"It's hard to make the c🐼limb, and it takes a moment to drop back down again," Baroni said.
&qu🥃ot;I kno🌜w the league very well, the teams that are at the top, and we have to face them with this attitude. And then in the end we will see."
