Serie A, Ancelotti: Napoli well-deserved their defeat against Empoli

The result means Juve can tie up an eighth straight Scudetto already this weekend if they beat Milan and Napoli should stumble against Genoa.

“Our head and legs were missing today”, Carlo Ancelotti said after the game.

“It was a subdued performance from the first to last minute, a deserved defeat. Now we must roll our sleeves up to prepare for the next game. This wasn’t a physiological defeat, defeats are never physiological. We didn’t respect our plans for the match".

“We were untidy and careless and Empoli gained the upper hand from that. It’s not just a defence problem. It was a subdued performance overall”, told finally coach who looked seriously worried and angry.