Victory over Cagliari confirmed Napoli as champions for season 2025/26.
"Triumphing with that shirt on is something indelible. I still remember the celebration with the fans, scenes that fill you with pride," Zola told Corriere dello Sport.
"With (Antonio) Conte I expected a competitive Napoli, but not so much that they would fight to the end and win. I know Antonio's value, but he still surprised me. He puts work on the pitch above everything else.
"Then he takes obsessive care of the physical and tactical aspects. I would have gotten along very well with him, I'm sure he would have improved me."
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Asked if the Scudetto was won by Napoli or lost by Inter Milan, Zola continued: "I don't think we can talk about a negative season for Inter: they remained in the running on all fronts and will play the Champions League final. But Conte and his boys have really grown a lot."
On Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis, he added: "He is a president who always makes people talk, but often makes the right choices. After the sale of (Khvicha) Kvaratskhelia, for example, he didn't take a replacement just for the sake of it, but he trusted those he already had, like (Giacomo) Raspadori, who repaid him with important goals.
"Giacomo deserves it: he has always been a team player, a boy with a positive attitude. He suffered and got back up."