⌛ Conte-Napoli, is this goodbye? Emotion, 1-0 and second place 🔚 | OneFootball

Napoli end the season with a win and secure second place on 76 points, saying goodbye to the Maradona amid applause, chants, and great emotion for Antonio Conte, in what could be his last game on the Azzurri bench.

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The match opened up in the 24th minute: magic from De Bruyne, who produced a perfect through ball for Hojlund. The Dane burned past the defense and beat Okoye with a diagonal finish, scoring his 12th league goal. The game was also marked by injuries: after just seven minutes, Alisson Santos pulled up with a problem in his left hamstring, while in the 36th minute Lobotka was also forced off with a muscular issue in his thigh.

In the second half came another key moment, with Kabasele sent off after an OFR for violent conduct on Hojlund. Udinese were reduced to ten men and Napoli controlled the game until the final whistle, ending in the best possible way a season that still secured qualification for the Champions League. There was plenty of emotion at the end, with a tribute from the entire stadium and especially the Curva A both to the player and to Conte, who seems set for a farewell.

🔚 Napoli win, finish 2nd, and a tribute for Conte too

Napoli’s 25/26 season ends with a win, as they finish second in the table on 76 points and with the certainty—already secured in Pisa—of playing in next season’s Champions League.

The Curva A pays tribute to both the coach and the team with a banner.

🟥 Kabasele sent off for "violence" on Hojlund

MINUTE 64 - The Kabasele-Hojlund duel, which had been a major talking point since the start of the match, ends early with the Udinese defender being sent off.

OFR at the Maradona: Zanotti is called to the monitor to review Kabasele’s foul on Hojlund. After the check, the decision changes: “Violent conduct,” red card, and Udinese down to ten men. Shortly before, the Friulian defender had only been booked, triggering Conte’s fury on the bench.

🚑 Incredible: Lobotka injured too!

MINUTE 36 - Thankfully it’s the final matchday, because these injuries “weigh” less, but Napoli suffer their second injury of the match, this time to Lobotka.

Problem in the midfielder’s left thigh, and he is forced to wave the white flag: Gilmour comes on in his place. Conte now has only one substitution window left for the remaining 55 minutes of the match.

⚽ Hojlund scores his 12th Serie A goal, KDB’s assist is 🤩

MINUTE 24 - Napoli take the lead through Hojlund’s 12th league goal of the season, served up on a silver platter by De Bruyne.

De Bruyne conjures up a world-class play: a perfect vertical through ball for Hojlund, who gets in behind the defense and drills past Okoye with a diagonal finish. 

🚑 STOP Alisson: left hamstring issue, KDB comes on

MINUTE 7 - Even on the final matchday, Napoli suffer yet another injury this season. During a burst of pace, Alisson Santos picks up a problem in the hamstring of his left thigh. It is difficult to immediately understand the extent of the issue—whether it is a strain or a possible tear—but the signs do not look positive: the Brazilian puts his hands to his face and leaves the pitch looking dejected. Kevin De Bruyne comes on in his place.

🤝 Serie A 25/26 Fair Play award presented to Milinkovic

🗣 Conte, words of love for the fans! And on the future...

Antonio Conte spoke to DAZN before the match and, when asked whether this would be his last game in Naples, did not give much away: "The first emotion is always the same before a match, the first thing that comes to mind is trying to put in a good performance and get the result. We have to finish the league well; it has been a league campaign in which we have done some really important things, some perhaps a bit underrated, but that’s okay. The lads deserve to finish in the best possible way”

✅ The OFFICIAL lineups

NAPOLI (3-4-2-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Olivera; Politano, Lobotka, McTominay, Gutierrez; Elmas, Santos A.; Hojlund.

UDINESE (3-4-2-1): Okoye; Kristensen, Kabasele, Solet; Ehizibue, Karlstrom, Piotrowski, Zemura; Miller, Atta; Davis.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Buongiorno and Spinazzola have suffered knee contusions: they are both completely unavailable today.

💞 Conte, the Maradona prepares a standing ovation

According to Fabio Mandarini in the Corriere dello Sport, the Maradona is preparing to give Antonio Conte a standing ovation after two years marked by a Scudetto, a Supercoppa, and a journey lived at maximum intensity throughout. 

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