Antonio Conte wanted to enjoy the moment after Napoli clearly moved three points in a fascinating Serie A title between.
The double from Scott McTominay saw Napoli defeated Torino on Sunday 2-0, while Conte's team came across their chance to go the top after the 1-0 loss of Inter against Roma.
Napoli, who won the competition title in 2023, was absent this season in European games after the end of the past term.
And Conte now wants his team to embrace the moment while approaching in a second title in the space of three seasons.
“It is not the first time that we are in the lead, we are in charge of more than anyone else,” Conte told reporters, after he had seen his team secure a Champions League place for the next term.
“However, there are fewer and fewer competitions and you can pay for any form of mistakes in a large way. We are mathematically in the Champions League, a very important economic goal for the club, and you have to enjoy it at least a bit.
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“There are four more steps to go, I also told the boys.
“We had a strange evening. I didn't watch Inter, because I already suffer enough for our games. I (also) did not intervene with the boys, I wanted to leave free will, knowing that we could also lose mental energy.
“Before the competition I told them that nothing had changed and that we had to win, with great motivation. The boys were very good, driven by an extraordinary environment.”
With four games in the season, Napoli travels to relegation-threatened Lecce on Saturday before they stand their last games opposite Genoa, Parma and Cagliari all in the bottom half of the table-in.
The OPTA Supercomputer makes Napoli big favorites to continue and win the title from here, with the team of Conte a chance of 81.3% to claim the crown.
Napoli has lately been led by the objectives of Scott McTominay, with the Scotland International now scored 11 times in the Serie A this season.
That is the highest goal post in one Serie A season by a Scottish player, while Mctominay at Marek Hamsik (who did it four times) as the only Napoli midfielder who has taken since the century century since the centuries since the centuries, the only Napoli midfielder who has put in a campaign.
Conte also gave an update about midfielder Frank Anguisa and defender Alessandro BuongiNo, who were replaced by injuries around the hour.
“It's hard to make reviews for Anguisissa while it's still fresh. I think he took the pelvis a blow,” said Conte.
“For Buongiorno we will have to wait 24-48 hours to better understand. He had this tendon problem in the lower part of the pubic bone, but now it is very difficult to make a diagnosis.
“We are used to dealing with emergency situations and we will continue to do this without any problems.”
Anguisissa has helped the opener of McTominay, which means that he has 10 goals (six goals, four assists) this period. It is the first time that the former Fulham and Marseille man has registered 10 target contributions in a single campaign in the top five European competitions.