Scott McTominay and new signing Kevin De Bruyne hit the title defender.
Conte said afterwards: “I asked the boys to make a good impact, in the first place to send a signal to ourselves, that nothing has changed since last year. And nothing should change in terms of focus, dedication to the cause and the desire to work together in both phases.
“I had good feedback about this; from the start we made an impact and the game in our way. We did it against a very well coached team, with ideas and with players who can cause damage, such as Berardi and Laurienté, who can create a danger of the counterattack, and Pinamonti himself. Reach something extraordinary and unexpected.”
During the debut of De Bruyne continued Conte: “Kevin was the only player who made the starting line today compared to last year. I said several times that when you try to complete the team for the new season, and we had to do that and do that, it is inevitable that when players of other teams are with different ambitions.
“And let's not forget that we have a scudetto on our shirt, and that is difficult: it is one thing to play in other situations, it is something else to play at Napoli and to feel the pressure, as the one we have had since the start of the season. I think Kevin is trying to find it.
“We have been working on it for two weeks and something has been demonstrated in this respect. We have to continue to work and never lose the unit that is the true power that let us achieve something unexpected and extraordinary last year.”
Conte also handed over a debut to Antonio Vergara and added: “Antonio Vergara is a young player from the youth system of Napoli; last year he had an excellent season with Reggiana. He is a player who will be part of the team, especially because he will not have an influence on the squadron numbers, a youth player, so he is welcome.