Conte and Di Lorenzo make special Napoli dedications to fans

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 23: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli, kisses the Serie A TIM Scudetto title trophy after his team's victory in the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 23: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli, kisses the Serie A TIM Scudetto title trophy after his team’s victory in the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Antonio Conte tells thousands of Napoli fans that โ€˜it is our duty to make you proudโ€™ after securing the Scudetto, while captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo makes a touching tribute.

The Partenopei have for several years had their pre-season training camp in the mountains in Dimaro, and this evening they held an event with over 5,500 tifosi present.

They showed off the Serie A trophy and the new kits that have the Scudetto symbol on the chest as reigning Champions of Italy.

Conte and Di Lorenzo salute Napoli tifosi

NAPLES, ITALY - MAY 23: Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli lifts the Serie A TIM Scudetto title trophy after his team's victory in the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)
NAPLES, ITALY โ€“ MAY 23: Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli lifts the Serie A TIM Scudetto title trophy after his teamโ€™s victory in the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

โ€œIt is wonderful to see you all again after a year, now with the Scudetto on our jersey,โ€ said Conte from the stage.

โ€œThose who are here must understand what it means to have a sense of belonging. It is our duty to make you proud of us every game. No matter the result, we will always leave the field with shirts drenched in sweat.โ€

Last season represented the second Napoli Scudetto in the space of three years, interrupted by an Inter victory in 2024.

It was a campaign of celebration, but also one of tragedy, because just weeks before the title success in January 2025, 13-year-old supporter and unofficial team mascot Daniele lost his battle with leukaemia.

He had been a regular in the training ground and became friends with several of the players and coach Conte since his diagnosis in 2023.

โ€œI wanted to send a special hug to Danielinoโ€™s family, as this is the first time weโ€™re having the pre-season retreat without him,โ€ said captain Di Lorenzo in tonightโ€™s event.

โ€œHe fought like a lion and gave us such a push to keep going.โ€

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