Nine months ago, he sat in the bowels of Singapore's national stadium and warned of the 'Mourinho Season'.
Chelsea were on tour in pre-season and Conte was talking about the sobering prospect of finishing outside the top four only a year after being crowned Premier League champions.
Just as they did in 2015-16, a campaign which started under Jose Mourinho and finished with Guus Hiddink back at the helm.
As Tottenham came back from behind to bury their 28 year hoodoo at Stamford Bridge, Conte's prophecy echoed around Stamford Bridge.