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Napoli enter the 2025/2026 Serie A campaign under Antonio Conte, carrying both the confidence of champions and the weight of expectation.

The Scudetto triumph in 2024/2025, their second league title in three years after Luciano Spalletti’s success in 2022/2023, marked a defining chapter for the club and further cemented Conte’s reputation as a serial winner.

History casts a long shadow; Conte’s career is littered with instances where the brilliance of a title-winning debut season has been followed by difficulties in sustaining momentum during the second season.

From Chelsea to Inter Milan, the so-called “second-season curse” has raised questions about his adaptability and tactical evolution.

This Napoli data analysis explores whether Napoli can break that cycle.

Using detailed data analysis, we will examine the tactical mechanisms Conte implemented last season, from the balance of structured positional attacks to the explosive threat of counterattacks, and assess how these systems may evolve as Serie A opponents adjust.

A particular focus will be placed on Conte’s relationship with attacking width, reliance on individual dribbling, and how he adapts his formations to maximise the qualities of his players.

Ultimately, this football analysis aims to investigate whether Conte’s Napoli possesses the flexibility and innovation required not only to defend their crown but also to overcome the tactical stagnation that has historically undermined Conte in year two.

Bolívar is the sensation of Bolivian football right now, especially on the international stage.

The good results achieved in the Copa Sudamericana invite optimism, with four victories in four matches, after entering the competition by finishing third in their Copa Libertadores group.

Scoring 10 goals and conceding none against Palestino and Cienciano, in the Playoff and Round of 16, respectively, Flavio Robatto’s team dreams big, now set to face the giant Atlético Mineiro from Brazil in the quarter-finals.

With a fresh and bold style and a methodology based on positional play, Robatto’s side takes risks uncommon for a team from a smaller country on the continent.

Bolívar, which has been part of the City Football Group since 2021, applies all the maxims of positional models: rational occupation of lanes, maximum width, and fostering the creation of triangles and diamonds to generate two or three passing lines for the ball carrier.

All these principles on the field have the macro objective of creating superiorities across the entire pitch, numerical, qualitative, positional, or socio-affective.

These superiorities are backed by travelling together with the ball.

Thus, Bolívar have developed over the past nearly two years under Robatto’s direction, with a qualification to the Round of 16 in the 2024 Copa Libertadores (eliminated by Flamengo), and their current survival in the Copa Sudamericana.

In this article, we aim to break down and analyse some aspects that distinguish the playing model of the Bolivian team.

Chelsea kick off their UCL season as they take on Bayern Munich today.

Dive back to their FIFA Club World Cup Final tactics that saw them beat PSG 3-0.

Can they shine in this years UCL season?

Atlético Madrid have a difficult matchup to start their UCL season, facing Liverpool today.

Take a look at their low block tactics that could be used in today's match, as they may come with a counterattack approach.

The 2024/2025 UCL champions take on Atalanta.

Take a look back at their huge victory over Inter Milan from the previous UCL final where they won 5-0.

Can they become back to back UCL champions?