Napoli achieved an important victory against Spal which kept them eight points behind Juventus and put some more breathing room between themselves and Inter. Now, they will play the nerazzurri directly on Saint Stephen. Their president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, spoke to ahead of the match: "The championship remains balanced, with Gravina we will try to fix things, I told him to open a dialogue with the government because in Italy football is important and you must not mess around. Ancelotti? He is excellent, I chased him for years. Beyond his capabilities, he is culturally diverse, acquired through experience and I enjoy passing time with him."
Meret was decisive against Spal: "I never had any doubts, otherwise I wouldn't have paid so much. He is an Italian goalie, even though we had a Neapolitan who is now on loan to Parma. Meret is extraordinary, educated and excellent. It makes me happy that he plays for Napoli. Fabian Ruiz? The critics give us a spark, I don't worry about it otherwise I would say come and be in charge and let me know what he could do. Criticize me as well, even though my work depends on a lot of collaborators. You can even make mistakes, but I believe that until now we have made very little."
On the day of Saint Stephen: "We need to acclimate to European football, make the seasons the same and even the markets during the same time. Europa League? It has grown as a competition, now there are squads even like Chelsea and Arsenal."
