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Napoli coach Antonio Conte (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Antonio Conte threw cold water over the ambition of Napoli fans after becoming Serie A leaders, warning \u2018the reality is we are very far\u2019 from a Scudetto run, despite fresh President Aurelio De Laurentiis comments.<\/p>\n

The coach warned after the opening 3-0 defeat to Verona at the Stadio Bentegodi that there could be no Scudetto talk, but fast forward to Week 6 and they are top of the Serie A table with four wins and a 0-0 draw away to Juventus.<\/p>\n

This evening they swept Monza aside 2-0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona with early goals from Matteo Politano \u2013 his first since April \u2013 and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.<\/p>\n

It is the first time Napoli have been alone on top of the table for 18 months \u2013 since Luciano Spalletti won the Scudetto \u2013 and they are the only major contender not involved in European commitments this season.<\/p>\n

President Aurelio De Laurentiis posted this on X, formerly Twitter, this evening: \u201cFor reasons of superstition, we\u2019ll say nothing\u201d followed by a smiling emoji.<\/p>\n

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Per scaramanzia non diciamo nulla \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n

\u2014 AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) September 29, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Conte will not stand for Napoli title talk<\/h2>\n

\u201cI always say there is an advantage that we can train the whole week, but the disadvantage is that our squad is not as competitive as those who play in Europe,\u201d a visibly irritated Conte told DAZN.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving said that, we try to work to fuel dreams, as they can also come true, but I have to look at the reality and that says we are very far from flying high. We\u2019ve got to sweat it out game after game, like we did today where we had to sweat hard to earn those points.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt hasn\u2019t even been three months since the President talked about a total reconstruction of the squad. We lost 14 players and brought in seven. We lost players like Osimhen and Zielinski.\u201d<\/p>\n

He may talk of a reconstruction at Napoli, but with his history of winning the Scudetto at Juventus and Inter after fallow periods for those clubs, Conte knows the ambition follows him around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realise that a lot is expected of me, as I have done great things in the past. As I said, we can let the fans dream, but I have to keep my feet on the ground and realise there are teams ahead of us for many reasons. We are chasing them down and will try to do our best,\u201d continued the coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have enough experience to say we\u2019ve got to keep our feet on the ground, as sometimes I hear things said from people who don\u2019t have the experience of winning titles and don\u2019t know what they are talking about.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aim is to get Napoli competitive again, not like last season when we were 10th<\/sup> and 40 points off Inter. That is my warning to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Scott McTominay now starting in midfield, it inspired Conte to change his usual tactical approach and use a 4-3-3 system, supporting Politano, Romelu Lukaku and Kvaratskhelia, but the Belgium international has not been as sharp recently.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important thing is that Romelu, whether he scores or not, participates actively in the game and gives his contribution to the team objective. That is true for everyone,\u201d added the coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is working hard and doing tougher training than usual because he was not in perfect condition when he arrived, but he can still tip the balance. It\u2019s even better if he does score, but he needs to be active.\u201d<\/p>\n

When DAZN pundit and his former teammate Ciro Ferrara made a joke that Lukaku might prefer to be called on international duty for Belgium rather than remain with Conte\u2019s notoriously tough training regime, he didn\u2019t enjoy the humour of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the teams train hard, it\u2019s laughable. The problem is those who don\u2019t train the players. I get them trained in what I consider to be the right way. During the break for international duty, those who remain will work to get back into shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t forget we signed players in the final days of the transfer market like Lukaku and David Neres, so we will use that time to get them closer to perfect shape.\u201d<\/p>\n