In the 36th round of the 2024/25 Serie A season, Napoli took the lead with goals from Lukaku and Raspadori, but lost the ball in the final stages of the game and finally tied with Genoa 2-2. Conte said that his team has lost the advantage in the fight for the championship, and he also hopes that the team can get 3 points in the last two rounds of the game.

McTominay sent a through ball in the 15th minute, Lukaku received it and shot from the penalty area, helping Napoli take the lead 1-0. In the 32nd minute, Messias passed the ball to the penalty area, Ahano headed the ball, but Napoli goalkeeper Meret blocked the ball into his own goal when he tried to save it, allowing Genoa to tie the score 1-1.

In the 64th minute of the second half, McTominay made a diagonal pass, and Raspadori received it and broke through the defense and shot into the goal, helping Napoli to take the lead again with 2 to 1. In the 84th minute, Aaron Martin made a lob pass to the penalty area, and John Vazquez jumped up and headed the ball into the goal, helping Genoa to tie the score at 2 to 2.

In the end, Napoli was tied by Genoa 2-2 at home. After only getting one point in this game, Napoli currently ranks first in the standings with 78 points, only one point ahead of Inter Milan in second place.

Napoli coach Conte said in an interview, "Genoa scored both of their shots, which does happen in football matches. When you lose a goal, you always feel there is room for improvement. It's disappointing because we created a lot of opportunities and should have won the game, so now there is only regret and bitterness."

"It's annoying to drop points at the beginning of the season, especially now there are only three games left. But this is football, accidents happen. Billing was sent into the game to improve the team's aerial defense, but the opponent's cross went past him and the score was equalized. But I can't ask for more from the players. They had 22 shots in the game, 11 shots on target, and dominated possession, but the result was a draw, so we need to improve in dealing with these situations."

In addition, Napoli will travel to challenge Parma in the next round of the league, and will face Cagliari at home in the last round.

Conte stressed, "We shouldn't have lost these two points, but we have to admit that we have lost our original points advantage. We need to get 7 points in 3 rounds to win the championship, and now we must get 6 points in the remaining two games to win the Serie A championship."

“These last two steps represent goals that were completely unthinkable at the start of the season and will be incredible if they can be achieved. We are going above and beyond so I want to thank the players for their efforts. It’s bitter now because we didn’t deserve this draw but I told them that the devil is in the details and we could have done better in those details.”