Against Former Juventus Club, Antonio Conte: No Team Can't Be Defeated

Napoli in the match against Juventus. (X/@sscnapoli)

Napoli have ambitions to make the first team to beat Juventus when they meet in the big match Serie A Italy at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Sunday, January 26, 2025 in the morning WIB. Napoli coach Antonio stated firmly that no team could not be defeated.

Conte respects Juves, his former club when he was a player or coach. Juve is listed as the only team in Serie A that has never lost. However, Juve mostly played a draw so they couldn't break into the top four or the Champions League zone.

On the other hand, Conte successfully brought Napoli to the top of the standings. Although currently overshadowed by Inter Milan strictly, Napoli is one of the candidates to win the Scudetto again after 2023.

The problem is, Napoli are only three points ahead of Inter. More than that, Inter benefited from saving one game so that they could win the top spot at any time.

Conte also hopes to maintain that position when Napoli plays for his guest, Juve. This remains a special match for Conte, who was once an important figure in the Bianconeri.

Yes, Conter became Juve's central line pillar for 13 years and won the league title five times and won the Champions League once. He also brought Juve to the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana titles. In addition, the UEFA Cup (now the Europa League) was brought by Conte with Juve.

When he was a coach for three years, he always won the Sudetto. Conte also achieved success with other clubs such as Chelsea and Inter. Now, the 55-year-old coach has ambitions to bring Napoli to win trophies. He will not forgive the club he defended when they met in domestic competitions.

However, Conte still respects Juve who set a record of never losing. But Juve have played 13 draws from 21 league games. Impressive record, but Conte made sure no team could not be beaten.

"Juventus were unbeaten for 21 games. No team has been able to beat them so far. But that statement is not entirely correct. Too much draw means it should win. And that's what causes a point spacing," Conte was quoted as saying by Football Italia.

"What is clear is that the unbeaten team never existed. You, sooner or later will lose. Whatever, defeat is part of life. Last season, they showed up as a strong team. They won a lot of points and were able to get close to the top of the standings," he said.

"They also did excellent signings. The team also competed in the Champions League and they were level with other top clubs such as Inter and AC Milan. You still have respect for them. But you can't close the fact that the ultimate goal is to win," Conte asserted.

Conte is optimistic that Napoli will continue their positive trend and win again in the big match. Moreover, I Partenopei have good capital by defeating Atalanta 3-2. They have always won for the previous five matches. This is what makes Napoli still at the top.

Meanwhile, Juve have already shown a good performance when they beat Milan 2-0 in the Italian League. Only when they returned to compete in the La Vecchia Champions League did a draw again. They were held by Club Brugge without a goal so they were still struggling in the playoffs zone.

The problem of a less clinical front line that makes the team often play a draw has prompted coach Thiago Motta to borrow Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani.

The French national team striker will also make his debut. However, he may start the match by sitting on the bench.

Interestingly, Motta actually played Nico Gonzalez as a 'false nine. On the other hand, Dusan Vlahovic's striker was blocked even in a fit condition. Motta said there were technical considerations that made Vlahovic not a starter in the match.

Napoli himself remains with Romelu striker Lukaku. He was supported by Matteo Politano, Scott McTominay and David Neres.