On Tuesday, Conte was asked for his thoughts on Spalletti's comments. The Napoli boss said: "I'd like to take a break after that game, especially when you have three in quick succession. I don't understand what he said. 'Former champions'? If he said something like that, it wasn't a great sentence, it was an unfortunate phrase.
"We still wear the Scudetto on our chest and that deserves respect. I would have never allowed myself to say something like that to another team. I'm sorry because Luciano Spalletti is a great coach, but he has to be a little more careful when he speaks.
“He can't say that, there are still 16 games left - he's already taken the Scudetto off us! I'm sorry because we've done so much to earn it and we deserve respect. Good luck to him."
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