Gattuso: 'Napoli really risked the drop'

There was the risk the Partenopei would be distracted between a Champions League clash with Barcelona and Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter, but they dominated a 2-1 victory over Torino.

Only Salvatore Sirigu heroics and some poor finishing prevented there being more goals, as defenders Kostas Manolas and Giovanni Di Lorenzo sealed the victory.

“We are giving a sense of consistency to our results, the team is improving in the overall performance, the attitude, the way it is set out. We must continue like this,” the coach told DAZN.

Gattuso explained he genuinely feared Napoli could run the risk of being sucked into the relegation battle a couple of months ago.

“There’s a long way to go this season and we need to be professional, respect our work, be a team to the final day. I know what we risked and I think even my players didn’t realise how much we risked".