LONDON -- Antonio Conte says he will shake Walter Mazzarri's hand when Chelsea face Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday, despite the pair's often acrimonious rivalry during their spells in charge of Juventus and Napoli.
The relationship between the two men soured in 2012 after Mazzarri suggested that Conte had copied the 3-5-2 system he had implemented to great effect at Napoli, and on several occasions after hotly contested matches against Juventus the pair refused to shake hands.
But Conte insists any animosity he showed towards Mazzarri in Italy was simply the product of the fierce rivalry between Juventus and Napoli, and the Chelsea boss says he talked with his countryman about the challenge of working in England at a recent coaches' meeting before the start of the season.