Former Italy striker Christian Vieri says Luciano Spalletti deserves credit at Napoli - for keeping president Aurelio de Laurentiis quiet!

Spalletti has guided Napoli free and clear at the top of the Serie A table.

Vieri told TuttoNapoli: "The evolution of the year is to keep De Laurentiis silent for a whole year.

"This is Spalletti's number one play at Napoli, he also managed to keep ADL silent for a whole year.

"Every time De Laurentiis speaks he causes disasters and instead now he doesn't say a word."