Will Antonio Conte stay in Naples after winning the Scudetto? Judging by this sentence, the decision is up to him alone
Conte-Napoli, dipende tutto da lui: la frase che lo spiega alla perfezione (Foto: ansa) – serieanews.com
Antonio Conte, at the end of this season, experienced his personal liberation. It was not just the final whistle, it was not just the Scudetto won. It was the crowning achievement of an intricate, tortuous, yet wonderful path. A path that bears his name engraved on it, with no possibility of misunderstanding. No one, in this Naples, has played a more central role than he: the facts say it, the choices say it.
Conte has been the man of insights. He wanted at all costs Scott McTominay, a silent but decisive protagonist. He pushed for Romelu Lukaku, who finished the season with hefty numbers (14 goals and 11 assists), as well as an obscure job that has been talked about too little. He built a group capable of holding its own, of surviving a thousand difficulties, of holding on to the final goal, overcoming Inter right on the edge.
It has not been an easy year. Antonio Conte handled each game as if it were his last, squeezing and squeezing the team to the maximum. The pathos that accompanied each day turned, at the final whistle, into that liberating scream that infected staff, players and fans. But now comes the hard part.
Because, strange as it may seem, Conte’s confirmation is by no means a foregone conclusion. In recent months, rumors have multiplied about a possible return to Juventus, a rift with Aurelio De Laurentiis, and an already written goodbye. Yet, something changed with the Scudetto victory. The love exploded in those moments could have an unforeseen effect: shaking certainties, making people rethink choices that seemed already made.
“Dipende tutto da lui”: le parole di De Laurentiis
This is where one sentence, simple but decisive, comes into play. De Laurentiis made this clear in his interview with DAZN after the triumph: “I am not holding anyone back against his will. Conte is free to choose: if he wants to stay, he will be welcomed with open arms; if he wants to leave, we will wish him good luck.”
“Dipende tutto da lui”: le parole di De Laurentiis (LaPresse) – serieanews.com
Words that make one thing clear: Napoli will do everything to retain Conte, but it will not put up walls. There will be no battle, no tug-of-war. It will be a frank confrontation, where they will talk about the project, ambitions, investments. But in the end, the decision will be up to him alone.
Juventus waits, Napoli hopes
Juventus is there, ready. Ready to welcome Antonio Conte back to open a new cycle. But Napoli now hopes that that embrace of joy, that liberating celebration, have left a mark on the Salento coach’s heart. Because retaining Conte means continuing to dream, continuing to build.
If, on the other hand, Conte decides to move on, he will do so without tears, without controversy. The roads will part with mutual gratitude, and Naples will be able to say that it has lived, at least for one season, an extraordinary adventure alongside one of the best coaches in the world.
A future, in short, that is being written today. And that, as De Laurentiis said, depends entirely on him.
