Spalletti warns Napoli to avoid conceit as end to title agony nears

If they complete the job against Frankfurt, Napoli will reach the last eight of the Champions League for the first time

If Napoli’s players are looking over their shoulders as they kick off the weekend’s Serie A fixtures with a visit to struggling Empoli, it should be not at the distant chasing pack but at coach Luciano Spalletti.

Napoli head into Saturday’s game having won seven straight in Serie A.  

Their hosts are winless in their last four games. Victory would put Napoli 18 points clear of the chasing pack before their pursuers have even played.

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