Napoli manager Gennaro Gattuso spoke to the press before his team's upcoming match against Sampdoria.
"Since Ranieri arrived, Samp has been in the first positions. They haven't allowed a goal in six matches, we must be great. I'm taking on a great manager, a sly fox, and I'm afraid he can make it difficult for me. For the first time I said that they must look at the standings because it's a fundamental match if we take the three points. We can put ourselves in a good position, but must play with venom. Arriving at 30 points now would be very important. I am happy about the market, I thanked the president and Sporting Director because I have a competitive squad at my disposition. Fabian Ruiz hasn't been well for four days and will not play. Demme also isn't well and will be left alone. Koulibaly isn't at 100%, while Maksimovic is. Meterns and Allan will be among out players. The rest we'll see tomorrow."
"Seeing the standings, we can make a step forward. For the last 20-25 days, I told them not to look at it, but now we must to understand tomorrow's importance. We need to quickly reach 40 points to not risk anything, that's our first objective. Everyone will be with us tomorrow except Demme, that's our decision. The players are giving everything, for the first time we made the finishing touches together. We must stay united, I want great professionalism and respect of the roles, then I make decisions. Three and a half months are left and we must bring Napoli as high as possible."
