Overview
- Antonio Conte is on a club‑approved leave and is scheduled to return to Castel Volturno on Monday 17, according to a Napoli statement.
- Conte did not attend the post‑break restart of training and was officially marked absent from the team’s daily register.
- His staff, including trusted aide Oriali and assistant Cristian Stellini, is leading sessions with a group reduced by 11 international call‑ups.
- Reporting describes friction with parts of the squad over the intensity of training, recovery time, and messaging, intensified by the Bologna defeat and Conte’s remark, “non accompagno un morto.”
- President Aurelio De Laurentiis has denied resignation rumors and reiterated support for Conte, who is under contract through 2027, as injuries such as Frank Anguissa’s suspected muscle strain add to concerns before Atalanta.