Spalletti happy with Napoli attitude despite Lazio defeat

Luciano Spalletti has seen positive signs from his Napoli side despite losing 1-0 to Lazio on Friday.

Matias Vecino's incredible effort condemned the Serie A leaders to just a second league defeat of the season and their first at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Despite the defeat, which ended an eight-game winning streak, Napoli maintain a 17-point lead at the top and Spalletti was satisfied with his side's desire.

"I expected such an attitude from the Biancocelesti, they are very compact and always move as a block," he told DAZN.

"We made the choices in the worst possible way, but I saw the right attitude, the right application and the right desire, and those are the basic things."

Spalletti's loss came to a player he knows well, having managed Vecino during the pair's time at Inter, and he has praised his former midfielder.

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"Lazio defended well, they were lucky on Victor Osimhen's header and we were naïve on Vecino's goal. Then the ball found that corner," he added.

"But I congratulate Vecino, he is a great professional and a great footballer. Has he betrayed me? I wouldn't say that everyone should do their job without thinking about the relationship that existed before ."