Antonio Conte confirmed on Sunday, May 24, 2026, local time, that he will leave Napoli after two years in charge, during which he led the team back to the Serie A title.
Conte, 56, is one of the main candidates to take over the Italian National Team (Timnas), potentially returning to the Azzurri after his first term in 2014-2016.
Conte held a press conference with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis after the I Partenopei’s final game of the season, a 1-0 win over Udinese on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
“A month ago I called the President of Napoli. I told him that I felt our project was about to end.”
“I made this decision because at Napoli I failed in one thing, namely I did not bring unity to the environment so it was difficult to compete with others.”
“I failed because I didn’t bring everyone together and I admit my mistake. I realize that things cannot be changed.”
“It’s an honor for me. I thank the president and the supporters who understand me,” Conte said.
Napoli, who have been plagued by injuries throughout the season, finished in second place in Serie A 2025/2026.
Conte signed a three-year contract with Napoli when he was hired in 2024, after the team had a poor season, where they became one of the worst defending champions in league history and finished in 10th place.
Napoli then reclaimed the Serie A title in Conte’s first season.
Meanwhile, Antonio Conte previously coached Juventus and Inter Milan to win the Serie A title, while he also coached Chelsea and Tottenham in the English League.
He led an unfancied Italy to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, where they lost to Germany on penalties.
Italy’s national team is in crisis after failing to qualify for the World Cup for the third time in a row, which led to the resignation of FIGC President Gabriele Gravina and coach Gennaro Gattuso last month.
The situation made Conte’s name resurface to coach the Azzurri again. However, he immediately cooled the rumors.
“It’s all just nonsense. In the past I only said about the national team that if I were president of the federation, I would also include Conte among the candidates.”
“However, at the moment I don’t know anything about my future. I will probably take a break,” Conte said when asked about the position of the Italian national team coach.
The news comes at the end of a dramatic final day of Serie A, in which AC Milan and Juventus both failed to qualify for the Champions League, while Como and Roma climbed into the top four.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language.
(system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
