Napoli has defeated SPAL in their past 11 meetings. However, in a match where a victory would've helped them gain points back on Inter and Juve, Napoli tied SPAL 1-1. Below are manager Carlo Ancelotti's post-game comments.
"When you don't win, it's always a missed opportunity. We could've done better, but we deserved the victory anyway."
"Everyone feels Champions League. Notwithstanding this, we did better in the second half of the match. We created many opportunities, but could've done better.
A result: "That doesn't undermine anything. We played a brilliant match after a great victory in Champions League. We must maintain this level, the results will become right."
On Ghoulam: "He wasn't ready to play this match. With 3 points with Cagliari would've been great. I leave the drama and discussions to others, there's no space for these things in our environment."