Napoli - Udinese at the Maradona closes the league season with Antonio Conte in charge for the last time. Napoli want to finish second, and a draw would be enough, but Conte wants a win before he leaves after a two-year spell that brought a scudetto, a Supercoppa and Champions League qualification.
Conte’s Maradona farewell
This match gives Napoli one final home date and gives Conte one final touchline appearance as coach. In two years, he has delivered one scudetto, one Supercoppa and Champions League qualification, a run that has already put his spell among the most productive recent eras at the club.
The finish line is straightforward. Napoli need to hold their place in the league table, and Conte has set a higher target than the minimum. A draw gets the job done, but he wants the team to win the game and leave no doubt about the end of the campaign.
Udinese at 50 points
Udinese arrive with a season that already has a clear mark on it: 50 points at home. That total sits inside what is described as their best season in 13 years in Friuli, giving the visitors a strong base even with the final league match still to play.
For Napoli, that makes the closing night less about ceremony than control. Udinese are not entering as filler for a farewell; they bring a season total that shows they have stayed competitive enough to make the finale matter on the pitch.
Napoli’s second-place push
Conte’s last task is the simplest one on paper and the hardest in practice: keep Napoli second. The margin is narrow enough that the result shapes the mood around the ending, and the difference between a draw and a win changes how the final chapter is remembered.
That is why the finale at the Maradona carries more weight than a routine season close. Napoli are not just finishing a home schedule on 24.05.2026; they are trying to send Conte out with a result that matches the scale of the two years he spent delivering trophies, Champions League qualification and a place near the top of the league.
