Carlo Ancelotti was all smiles after Napoli's match against Red Bull Salzburg even though his side lost the game 3-1. The partenopei still advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League despite today's result, and their manager had this to say: "The objective was to not get crushed at the beginning of the game and then to manage it. Salzburg pushes to play like this. In the second half we had a little more difficulty managing the game, but we had such a large advantage that we could afford a little drop."
"I am happy with the game, consiering that we even had a little defensive emergency. The key was the result of the first leg, then Milik's goal confirmed our qualification. Insigne? He felt pain during the warm up, he probably could have played but we preferred to avoid problems."
Between Serie A and the Europa League: "The objective is to hold on until the end. In Serie A we are far from Juventus but the teams fighting for the Champions League spots are getting closer."
