Napoli failed to qualify for the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League after losing at home to Chelsea with a score of 3-2, dropping the team to 30th place outside the playoff spots. According to "Football Italia," this exit cost the team around 10 million euros, which would have been the bonus received had they advanced to the next round of the European competition.

The report added that winning the Italian Super Cup last December partially offset the financial loss resulting from the European elimination, but it did not compensate for the negative impact on the club's image and its continental ambitions.

The report indicated that Antonio Conte, who continued to lead the team after Napoli won the Italian league title in the 2024/2025 season, faces a difficult task to salvage the season, as the club has set a primary goal to finish the season within the top four positions in the Italian league.

Napoli is currently in fourth place with 43 points, just one point ahead of Juventus in fifth place. The team has also qualified for the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia, giving them a chance to make up for their European disappointment at the domestic level.

The main challenge for Conte now is to secure a top position in the league to compensate for the early exit from the Champions League and to maintain the team's image and ambitions in European competitions.