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Antonio Conte praised Napoli's performance in their 0-0 draw against Como, stating it was 'another step forward' towards Champions League qualification. The match mirrored their previous encounter, which also ended in a stalemate.
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Conte: âA good Napoli performance, another step forwardâ
Antonio Conte insists Napoli put in âa good performanceâ for the 0-0 draw with Como and took âanother step forwardâ towards Champions League qualification.
Just like back in November at the Stadio Maradona, the game ended 0-0 between these two teams, while Como emerged victorious on penalties in the Coppa Italia quarter-final after another stalemate.
The hosts had the best chances with Amir Rrahmaniâs goal-line clearance denying Tasos Douvikas and a Vanja Milinkovic-Savic save on Martin Baturina, but late on Matteo Politano thumped the woodwork and Scott McTominay drilled wide on the counter-attack.
COMO, ITALY â MAY 02: SSC Napoli coach Antonio Conte looks on during the Serie A match between and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on May 02, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Antonio Conte described Napoli's performance as 'good' and emphasized it as 'another step forward' towards Champions League qualification.
The match ended in a 0-0 draw, similar to their previous encounter in November.
Key moments included Amir Rrahmani's goal-line clearance, a save by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, and Matteo Politano hitting the woodwork.
The draw is seen as a positive step for Napoli in their pursuit of Champions League qualification.
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âIt was certainly a good performance, as without that you donât emerge unscathed from a game where both Napoli and Como had a lot at stake. Como probably had more at stake with Champions League qualification,â Conte told DAZN Italia.
âWe were a little too timid in the first half and didnât put the right pressure on. Let us not forget they have a goalkeeper who makes it very difficult, because with the slightest wrong movement, he can get away and then force you to sprint back to cover the space.
COMO, ITALY â MAY 02: SSC Napoli coach Antonio Conte looks on during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on May 02, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
âWe improved in terms of quality after the restart, had chances to score goals, but there are three games to go. We made another step forward, not just for a Champions League place, but also to try and finish as high up the table as possible.
âThe lads did well, we must congratulate them for the performance against a tough opponent.â
COMO, ITALY â MAY 02: Kevin De Bruyne of SSC Napoli looks on during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Sinigaglia Stadium on May 02, 2026 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
There were some potential counter-attack situations for the Partenopei, but Kevin De Bruyne was substituted early and looked a little rusty.
âComo created some opportunities when we lost the ball, so we werenât as clean in our passing, the central midfielders were too stretched out and not close enough to each other. The playmakers need to be more co-ordinated,â continued Conte.
âWe lost the ball stupidly a couple of times and that created some tension. We improved a lot after the break, with two big scoring opportunities, but even in the first we had some situations with Hojlund where we couldâve made better choices.
âDe Bruyne is in the same condition he was last week, not much has changed in seven days. He had done very well against Cremonese and scored a goal, but some games you can do better than others, he played his part today. I decided to bring on Anguissa and move McTominay into a more advanced role.â