Napoli coach Rudi Garcia hailed his players after Sunday's 2-2 draw with AC Milan.

After Milan jumped 2-0 ahead through an Olivier Giroud brace, Napoli fought back thanks to goals from Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori.

Garcia later declared: "It's always better to finish 2-2 after being 2-0 down than on the contrary, which is normal. But it seems like a fair draw to me: AC Milan's first half, ours in the second half. We believed in it, we believed in our qualities and we reopened the match.

"At 2-1 everything was possible. Then you also need luck. With ten against eleven we had the winning ball with Kvara, instead the ball didn't want to go in, while it went in to Giroud first. Well done to the boys anyway because Milan is a great team and in the second half we showed that we are no different."

"We changed the formation because in football there is not only 4-3-3. We have not only a good striker like Simeone but also a player who moves well between the lines in Raspadori. We needed an extra striker to pressing higher, with two strikers it's easier. The midfielders are helped by the wingers, we still have to improve in this but Kvara and Politano were good.

"It's a shame that Natan got the second yellow, partly out of naivety, but we finished well even with ten men. The team has pride and I like that."

On Politano, Garcia also said: "He is a player that I like because he is very intelligent and one of the few left-handed players we have. On the right lane he has a strong bond with Di Lorenzo, from a footballing point of view. I know that last year Napoli's left lane was Napoli's strong point, this year we can count on the two flanks.

"Matteo needed confidence and continuity. Our wingers are decisive, which is why he and Kvaratskhelia play. The others will have to be good at being decisive even in a short time. For now Matteo has done everything right, I will be a policeman and make sure he doesn't fall asleep."