De Rossi: Conte the ´worst coach´ to face if Genoa are expecting a favour

Daniele De Rossi has warned his Genoa players that nothing will come easy against Napoli on Saturday, predicting Antonio Conte will have the visitors firing on all cylinders.

Napoli visit the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris this weekend, having fallen nine points adrift of Scudetto frontrunners Inter in the table.

The Partenopei beat Fiorentina 2-1 last Saturday, having exited the Champions League following a 3-2 loss to Chelsea three days earlier, but that was just their second win in their last six Serie A matches (three draws, two defeats).

Napoli have also lost eight of their 16 away matches in all competitions this season (six wins, two draws) – no other Serie A side has registered more defeats on the road in 2025-26 (also eight for Lecce and Fiorentina).

But De Rossi has warned his team, who are 14th in the table with a six-point buffer to the relegation zone, to expect a difficult test.

“When Napoli have all the players at their disposal, I think they are the best or second-best squad in Serie A, with the most successful coach of recent years in Italy,” De Rossi said.

“They had a moment of disappointment with their Champions League elimination, but then they got right back to their feet.

“If we think that we’re going to face a downhearted team, we’ve got the worst coach in the world for that! Conte knows how to motivate them and find the right words.”