Ex-Napoli striker feels players want to ‘get rid’ of Conte

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Lorenzo Bettoni | Last updated Nov 10, 2025 3:57 AM ET

Former Napoli striker Roberto Sosa believes Partenopei players no longer want to play under Conte, as he feels their 2-0 loss against Bologna was ‘the typical match you see when the players want to get rid of the coach.’

Napoli suffered a 2-0 loss at the Stadio Dall’Ara against Bologna on Sunday, seeing Roma and Inter overtake them at the top of the Serie A table.

The Partenopei are now level on 22 points with Milan, two points below the leading pair.

No Napoli goals in the last three games

NAPLES, ITALY – NOVEMBER 04: SSC Napoli head coach Antonio Conte looks on before the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD4 match between SSC Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on November 04, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Antonio Conte’s side have only won two of the last five games across all competitions and have not scored a goal in the last three.

The Italian tactician noted at full-time that the “positive energy” of last season had disappeared, but according to ex-Napoli striker Sosa, there’s an even bigger problem in the Napoli dressing room.

Sosa: Napoli players want to ‘get rid’ of Conte

BOLOGNA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 09: Antonio Conte, Head Coach of Napoli, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and SSC Napoli at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on November 09, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

“It’s the typical match you see when the players want to get rid of the coach,” Sosa said during ‘La Partita dei campioni’ on Tele A (via Calciomercato.com).

“The players weren’t even angry despite being two goals down, and I’ve said this before about other teams. Today, I have to say it about Napoli.”

BOLOGNA, ITALY – NOVEMBER 09: Thijs Dallinga of Bologna FC 1909 scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Bologna FC 1909 and SSC Napoli at Renato Dall’Ara Stadium on November 09, 2025 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Sosa spent four years at Napoli, from 2004 to 2008, scoring 30 goals in 131 matches and contributing to promotions from Serie C1 to Serie A.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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