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Napoli coach Gattuso targets top 4 after victory over SPAL

Napoli coach Rino Gattuso insists they're capable of a top four finish.

Gattuso was pleased with his players after a 3-1 defeat of SPAL. Dries Mertens, Jose Callejon and Amin Younes struck Napoli's goals.

“We cannot do any more than this," said Gattuso in his press conference when asked about Napoli's Champions League ambitions.

Atalanta are hardly a surprise by this point. They've been doing well for years, we still have an important trip to Bergamo coming up, but we don't know if that will be enough."

Gattuso also revealed: “In my first few years when I was playing against the Spanish teams that passed it around and around, it'd drive me crazy.

“I was on my own trying to press them and they'd leave me like piggy in the middle. When the game ended, I'd say we were playing a whole different sport in Italy, but now football has changed here too and there are many teams with a great passing game.

“I see football differently now to when I was a player. I like to keep possession and run few risks."

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