Antonio Conte reflects on losing to PSV Eindhoven

PSV Eindhoven 6 – 2 Napoli, Tuesday 21 October 2021

Antonio Conte shares his thoughts on the 6-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven during the UEFA Champions League Matchday 3 on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. It’s undoubtedly a disappointing outcome. Napoli allowed 6 goals for the first time in European competitions. For the record, Napoli hadn’t let in at least six goals in a single match since December 21, 1997, when they lost 3-6 to Sampdoria in Serie A.

Conte says: “We’re really disappointed. These situations don’t happen by chance – we have to take lessons from this evening.  Overall, we put in a good first half performance, but then we had some fatal lapses in concentration – mistakes like these get punished.”

“This season we’ve got a lot of matches and we have a lot of work to do in order to raise the standards of the entire squad. I’ve already said that it will be a difficult season, but we mustn’t despair because we’ve still got a long way to go. We must be patient to rediscover last year’s solidity and chemistry.”