Napoli's Supercoppa Win: A Treasured Moment in Time
- Christian Paris
- Dec 23, 2025
- 2 min read
Antonio Conte and Napoli exceeded expectations when they pipped Inter Milan to the Scudetto last season, where the manager proved his seemingly exceptional ability to win in his first try at a new club.
Perhaps fresh pressure was on to build on a fourth Serie A title after Luciano Spalletti failed to do so in 2023, though disruptive talks of a typical Conte departure in the summer put those ambitions in doubt.
Discussions with club President Aurelio De Laurentiis ended positively, and the experienced Italian ventured into a second campaign in Naples.
Back in the Champions League, plus the added expectation with the additions of Manchester City legend Kevin De Bruyne, a revamped frontline to join Romelu Lukaku with the acquisitions of Rasmus Hojlund and Lorenzo Lucca meant Conte had a strengthened squad, and the opportunity to win consecutive league titles for the first time since his Juventus days.
Napoli meanwhile have never been a club to sustain success consistently. The Scudetto triumph under Spalletti just a few years ago broke a 33-year drought.
I Partenopei (The Parthenopeans) had not won the title since the times of the great Diego Armando Maradona, who spearheaded a second Scudetto in four seasons in 1990, the only two the club had won at the time.
In that case, Conte seems to be the man for the job. He has won wherever he has gone (Tottenham aside) and did the same in Naples.
The Italian has proven his capacity to win with non-favourites. It’s forgotten when he arrived at Juventus in 2011 the Bianconeri had not won a Scudetto in eight years, their longest drought since 1984-1995.
When Conte arrived at Inter in 2019, he had returned to Serie A in a league still dictated by a dominant Juventus side under Massimiliano Allegri, whilst the Neroazzurri were without a Scudetto since the historic treble under Jose Mourinho in 2010.
In each job, he had work to do, but made it look simple enough. His challenges at Napoli have been significantly greater, the lack of consistent silverware, less revenue to compete in the market and a polarising President to work alongside.
Napoli meanwhile look to have sustained a bid for successive titles for the first time in their history, sitting in third two points off the top, whilst a more prevalent indication of an established period of success was their Supercoppa triumph over Bologna on Monday.
Not the most grandiose of titles, granted, but it’s significance makes it a treasured phase in Napoli’s history.
A third final of such in four years, their first win in the competition in a decade. Conte’s side have reached the Coppa Italia last eight for the first time in five seasons, not to mention two Scudetto titles in three seasons, plus the potential for a third in four.
This must be cherished, and it will be by a city full of supporters enamoured by Calcio. It truly is a way of living in Naples, and it is a period of success that they hope will continue on.
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