Saturday’s key Serie A title clash with Inter Milan couldn’t have come at a worse time for Napoli as the former league leaders struggle through their worst form of the season.

Trailing Inter by a point after conceding top spot in limp fashion at Como last weekend, Napoli host Inter in Naples without a win in February and looking over their shoulders at dark horses Atalanta.

Napoli, who gave up a league lead they had held since late September with their 2-1 lakeside defeat, have picked up just three points this month and have developed a worrying tendency to throw away points from winning positions.

Conte described his team’s performance at Como as “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” after a dire second-half display which led to Napoli’s fourth match in a row without a win and a defeat which allowed Inter to sneak up to the summit.

“In the three previous matches we were also pegged back, we couldn’t take the strain, mentally,” an exasperated Conte told reporters.

https://guardian.ng/sport/flagging-napoli-host-inter-as-serie-a-title-battle-hots-up/