"I'm exhausted, the most difficult season of my career" - Conte on the verge of glory with Napoli

Antonio Conte admits he is "exhausted" ahead of the final match, as Napoli have the Scudetto in hand, where they host Cagliari at home. 

It was chaos for Napoli at the Stadio Tardini, mainly due to the news coming from the San Siro, where Inter and Lazio played out a 2-2 draw. 

Napoli were also unlucky, hitting the crossbar twice through Matteo Politano and Scott McTominay, then were awarded a penalty in extra time for a challenge on David Neres, but it was overturned after a VAR review for Giovanni Simeone's earlier foul in stoppage time. 

"We are close to the Scudetto, but we still have to take that final step. It will be taken on our field, with the support of our fans." 

"It's been a very difficult season, we've achieved what we wanted to do, which was to torment the leaders until the end. We've been at the top for a long time, despite a season full of difficulties, but we've never complained, we've continued and we're here to achieve something unimaginable and historic for Napoli." 

"Winning at Napoli is certainly different from winning elsewhere, at clubs that are used to collecting titles and trophies," Conte declared. 

Conte is famous for his 3-5-2 formation, but has changed it constantly throughout the season, using formations such as 4-3-3, a 4-4-2, and 3-4-2-1 at Napoli. 

"We were missing Lobotka, Buongiorno, Juan Jesus, we constantly lose players due to injuries, however, despite this, we are up there fighting for the title." 

"I didn't have many players available on the bench today, so these boys deserve credit for giving their heart and soul beyond their feet. I hope we can celebrate this Scudetto, as it would be wonderful," Conte underlined. 

He has won the Scudetto with Juventus and Inter, so this would be the third different Serie A club to win the title. 

"It is certainly the most difficult season of my career. We had to remove players in the second half of the season, changing the system and other tactical situations. Spending a year out allowed me to try to study different situations," Conte concluded. /Telegraph/