Napoli coach Carlo Ancelotti admits Brescia made them "suffer" for Sunday's 2-1 win.

Dries Mertens and Kostas Manolas had given them a 2-0 half-time lead after a dominant performance, but Mario Balotelli's header set up a very tense finale.

“Suffering is natural in these games, because if you don't kill it off with 3-0 and then concede a goal, it all opens up again," Ancelotti told DAZN.

“We played an excellent first half, the second was less impressive, but the temperature was very warm and it made the teams get more stretched out.

“We put five in midfield during the last 10 minutes to block off the wings."