Overview
- Napoli lost 2-0 to Lazio at home Saturday, slipping 12 points behind Inter in Serie A.
- Matteo Cancellieri scored the opener and Toma Basic added a second at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
- Antonio Conte said Napoli had 70% possession but did not register a shot on target and lacked quality in midfield.
- He accepted some blame for not sensing a post-Parma malaise in the squad and called the result a kick to the teeth.
- Asked about president Aurelio De Laurentiis, Conte said the president can say whatever he wants and he would not respond in public, as speculation over his future grows.