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Antonio Conte expressed that Napoli's Scudetto dream remains alive despite a disappointing 1-1 draw against Parma. He highlighted the thin line between success and failure in their pursuit of the title.
Conte: âFine line between success and failure, but Napoli dream not extinguishedâ
Antonio Conte and Napoli have regrets after the 1-1 draw at Parma, insisting there is âa fine lineâ between success and failure, but the Scudetto dream âis not extinguished.â
The Partenopei saw this as a precious opportunity to further close on leaders Inter, who face a tricky trip to Como this evening.
However, Parma proved themselves to once again be a big problem for them, as this was the third consecutive Serie A draw between these teams.
Gabriel Strefezza opened the scoring after just 33 seconds, and although Napoli poured forward throughout, they rarely tested Zion Suzuki other than the Scott McTominay equaliser.
PARMA, ITALY â APRIL 12: Antonio Conte, head coach of Napoli SSC looks on during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 12, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)
âIt is so obvious that thereâs no need to comment,â Conte told DAZN Italia viewing the goal when Alessandro Buongiorno and Juan Jesus both went for the same long ball.
âWe practice these situations over and over again in training, the match situation can be a bit more emotional and the wrong choices are made, but we have worked on this. Itâs a pity, because we knew that Parma would sit very deep in the final third, we saw they also put Delprato as a wingback, when usually heâs a defender, so it was more of five at the back.â
Napoli had 74.5 per cent possession and put in 37 crosses, but rarely tested goalkeeper Suzuki.
PARMA, ITALY â APRIL 12: Scott McTominay of Napoli SSC celebrates after scoring his teamâs first goal during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 12, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)
âI told the lads at the end of the match, there are such fine margins between the team that wins and the team that doesnât. We shouldâve been more focused, instead we conceded that goal after 33 seconds.
âIt was already going to be attack against defence anyway, after that goal, they set up the barricades. It was an uphill struggle from the very start, it is not easy to dominate to that degree and then not allow any counter-attacks,â continued Conte.
âWe scored, we had chances to win the game, especially with the Elmas header that was incredible. A point here moves us up the table, we know that we need to secure a Champions League spot, the lads gave it their all, but itâs such a fine line between success and a draw.
âIt was always going to be a mountain to climb, we tried everything to the very end.â
PARMA, ITALY â APRIL 12: Antonio Conte, head coach of Napoli SSC looks on during the Serie A match between Parma Calcio 1913 and SSC Napoli at Stadio Ennio Tardini on April 12, 2026 in Parma, Italy. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini/Getty Images)
This result means that Napoli are right now six points off leaders Inter, but so much depends on what happens at the Stadio Sinigaglia this evening.
âThe dream is not extinguished, there are still six games for us to play. It was a dream tied exclusively to what those ahead of us do, and looking at Interâs statistics so far, it was always going to be an audacious dream.
âWe will continue doing what we are doing, we won five in a row, played well away to Parma, itâs just a pity we couldâve had an extra two points today. That start was a punch in the face that couldâve been a knockout blow, but we recovered and got this point, now we keep going,â concluded Conte.
Antonio Conte stated that the dream of winning the Scudetto is not extinguished, despite the disappointment of the 1-1 draw against Parma.
Napoli has now experienced three consecutive draws against Parma in Serie A.
The match was seen as a crucial opportunity for Napoli to close the gap on league leaders Inter, who were facing a challenging match that evening.
Napoli has struggled against Parma, as evidenced by their inability to secure a win in their last three Serie A encounters with them.

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