'Serie A is behind in terms of stadiums, not technically' - Ancelotti

The Napoli manager was asked about the state of the Stadio San Paolo, his side's home ground, on Friday.

Large sections of the stadium are currently closed due to being unsafe structurally, and it has been open for 70 years.

"“Italy is behind in terms of structures, not technically," Ancelotti confirmed.

“We don’t have any huge talents, but I don’t think we have a technical problem, we have good players like [Lorenzo] Insigne, [Nicolò] Barella, and [Federico] Bernardeschi, and others just below that like [Alex] Meret who is a goalkeeper with a great future.

“We are behind in terms of stadiums, people don’t go to the stadium. In Europe it’s different, people go to the stadium and spend time there.

"There are restaurants and attractions and you can spend a day with your family.”

Ancelotti was also asked about the atmosphere between clubs in Italy.

"In Italy rivalry has been transformed into insults and rudeness. Nowadays we’re the only country, there’s a huge rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona but they never cross the line.

"In Italy we always do. We should lower the tone and make stadiums suitable for families.”