Napoli in crisis before the derby, Conte is descriptive: The wind is much stronger when you are at the top

Seven days before the big derby, Inter took first place in the Serie A standings from Napoli.

The two rivals meet at the Diego Maradona Stadium on Sunday, and Antonio Conte's team enters the match after four games without a win.

After three draws (Roma, Udinese and Lazio), the Neapolitans lost away to Como 2:1, so the current champion has a point more because on Saturday, with much difficulty, they defeated Genoa with a goal from Lautaro Martinez.

The "Azure" were down in the 7th minute against Cesc Fabregas' team when Amir Rahmani scored a bizarre own goal while trying to return the ball to goalkeeper Aleks Meret.

The guests equalized in the 17th minute (Giacomo Raspadori), but it wasn't a duel in which Napoli showed much - Asane Diao brought the victory to Como in the 77th minute on a pass from Niko Pas.

"In the second half we didn't exist on the pitch. In the first half the reaction was phenomenal after the unfortunate own goal," said Conte.

The defeat was deserved, the trophy-winning coach admits.

"It wasn't a matter of tactics or quality, but rather a team that showed at every moment that it wanted to win the three points more. Como was hungry, we weren't," added Conte.

Napoli gave up first place...

"When you are at the top, the wind is stronger, it blows from all sides. We couldn't withstand that pressure, it will be difficult now, but we have an obligation to try. It is obvious that we have a lot of problems getting the results we want as soon as we slow down the pace," Conte pointed out.

In the end, he was annoyed by a question from a local journalist that read: Do you think Fabregas will have a happy career like you?

The answer was fiery:

"You have to choose your words. A happy career? No, this is an important career and for everything I have achieved I had to put my back on it," said Conte in his own style.