Conte apologises to fans after Napoli ´melted like snow in the sun´ against Verona

Antonio Conte apologised to Napoli s supporters after his side were humbled 3-0 at Verona in Serie A, taking responsibility for Sunday s opening loss.

Conte and Napoli endured a dreadful start to the campaign as Verona scored three goals in the second half, with the 2023 Scudetto champions unable to prevent the hosts from creating a plethora of chances.

Dailon Livramento opened the scoring after 50 minutes before a late double from substitute Daniel Mosquera condemned Conte to a torrid start in his first game back in charge of Napoli.

We immediately let Verona have a shot at the start of the second half, and in the second instance we went behind, Conte told Sky Sports Italia.

Then we melted like snow in the sun. What I feel like saying is that we should…