🔴 Napoli celebrate, Lukaku and Oriali: "We tell Conte to stay here"

Yahoo

26-05-2025

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Last Friday, Napoli lifted their fourth championship trophy in history at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. Today, however, the Neapolitans are preparing to celebrate this achievement with their fans.
The celebratory parade, which will see the new champions of Italy travel through the city of Naples on two open-top buses, will start around 3 PM. The procession will begin at the Mergellina Port Dock and end at the entrance of Piazza Vittoria.
Romelu Lukaku, one of the key players in Napoli's championship run, spoke about his future and his relationship with Conte.
"I still have three years left on my contract and I would do anything to keep the coach here," he stated to Rai 2, recalling how the coach's call last summer to convince him to move to Napoli lasted 15 seconds.
Lele Oriali, Napoli's technical manager, also revealed that he reminds Conte every day to stay in Naples. "I still don't know what the coach will do, I hope we can continue here, that's my hope", he said.
Giovanni Manna confirmed De Laurentiis' words about De Bruyne: "We see the goal. We hope to give Napoli a great player because they deserve it".
Napoli's sporting director added that the club has been working on multiple fronts for some time. "We need to increase the number of quality players in the squad", he stated to Rai 2. Manna, however, avoided commenting on Antonio Conte and only reiterated that he considers him the number one.
Antonio Conte, the coach who brought the championship back to Napoli after a disastrous season, avoided discussing his future on Rai 2.
The coach from Salento only wanted to say that Naples is "a unique city" and that "you don't find this passion everywhere". Conte paid tribute to Inter and emphasized that "winning was extraordinary and it paid us back for everything".
As the parade on the open-top buses began, the official figure of the fans present was announced.
There are just over 200,000 Napoli supporters accompanying the team along the seafront.
Aurelio De Laurentiis spoke to Rai 2, the channel broadcasting Napoli's celebration live.
"This morning I had a video call with Kevin De Bruyne and his family. They have already taken a beautiful villa", revealed the president of Napoli, highlighting that the Belgian's arrival is very likely but not yet certain.
The Napoli team and staff arrived on the boat nicknamed "Love boat" at the Luise Dock, where just over 200,000 delirious fans awaited them.
Soon, the entire delegation is expected to board the open-top buses.
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