Napoli’s hunger showed in Empoli rout says delighted Conte

Reuters - 15/04
Napoli manager Antonio Conte praised his players' mentality after the title-chasing team's latest victory, highlighting how staying focused in key moments was crucial to brushing lowly Empoli aside in Serie A on Monday.
April 14 (Reuters) - Napoli manager Antonio Conte praised his players' mentality after the title-chasing team's latest victory, highlighting how staying focused in key moments was crucial to brushing lowly Empoli aside in Serie A on Monday.
With six matches left, second-placed Napoli showed little sign of fatigue as, led by Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay, they capitalised on their dominance with a 3-0 home win against the Tuscany side, having taken a one-goal lead into the break.

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The win leaves the Naples side three points behind Inter Milan.
"Today at halftime I told the players to approach the second half as if the game was still 0-0 and to go out and win it. The response was excellent. The performance was a v...
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