Marek Hamsik reveals Napoli “were convinced the Scudetto would finally be ours” after their victory away to Juventus. “We felt invincible.”

They meet again today and it kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.

When Kalidou Koulibaly’s towering late header gave Napoli the victory in Turin 160 days ago, the team was greeted at the airport deep into the night by thousands of cheering supporters.

Marek Hamsik reveals Napoli “were convinced the Scudetto would finally be ours” after their victory away to Juventus. “We felt invincible.”

They meet again today and it kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.

When Kalidou Koulibaly’s towering late header gave Napoli the victory in Turin 160 days ago, the team was greeted at the airport deep into the night by thousands of cheering supporters.

Only a few days later, their Scudetto dreams evaporated following a 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina and Juventus went on to win their seventh straight Serie A title.

In his new autobiography, Marekiaro, Napoli captain Hamsik revealed what happened.

“Koulibaly took off into the sky and smashed in for 1-0. It was the most wonderful night since I’ve been at Napoli. But, with hindsight, there is only one lesson we can learn from that game.

“Yes, we had beaten Juventus, but we hadn’t won anything. The euphoria took away our concentration from the final rounds of the season and that is why we missed the target.

“And yet, that night we were convinced that the Scudetto would finally be ours, that Napoli had it back in their hands after 30 years.

“On the plane, we knew the city would welcome us with celebrations and we felt invincible. There were even some who were already thinking about next season.

“Maurizio Sarri’s voice tried to take us back down to earth: ‘We’ve won nothing yet.’ But none of us really listened to him. What if that was the fatal moment that made us lose the Scudetto?

“After the 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina, it was far too easy to ask ourselves that question.”

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