Conte wants more Napoli goals to avoid a late scare | All Football

Antonio Conte has urged his Napoli side to be more clinical in front of goal as he aims to avoid late “heart attacks”.

Napoli labored to a 1-0 victory over struggling Venezia on Sunday, with substitute Giacomo Raspadori grabbing the decisive goal late on.

Raspadori’s winner, which sent Napoli on 41 points, drew level with Serie A leaders Atalanta, after Romelu Lukaku saw a penalty saved in the first half.

And Conte demanded more from his team in terms of giving away their chances, after seeing Napoli get 25 shots, with those chances worth an expected cumulative 2.0 goals.

“I’m happy, because the team is improving, but if we can score a few more goals then we would all be more relaxed and avoid a few heart attacks in the final stages,” Conte told DAZN, as the reported by Football Italia.

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Conte has now hit 500 Serie A points as a manager, and explained that it is his competitive edge that keeps him hungry for more success.

“Even when I play cards with my daughter, I want to win,” Conte said.

“We would never sign for minimum goals. Personally, I always aim for the maximum, finding ourselves on 41 points was very difficult to predict, in my opinion.

“The squad is improving and working, game after game. We need to avoid injuries, the players and the fans get a lot of satisfaction.”

Conte also reserved praise for Raspadori, who scored his first goal of the season, after struggling to establish himself in Napoli’s starting XI on a regular basis.

“We (use) Raspadori (as an attacking midfielder) as an option,” Conte said.

“I’m working on turning him into an attacking midfielder, to add quality during games, which, like today, can certainly be a strategy that works.

“I’m personally happy for Giacomo, he deserves it considering the energy and seriousness he puts into every training session, he’s a guy who’s involved in the project.”