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Sarri delighted with Napoli character

Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri was delighted with the way his side responded to Chievo's early go-ahead goal during their 3-1 Serie A win.

Sarri's Napoli fell a goal behind to Chievo after Nicola Rigoni scored in the second minute, but were level four minutes later through Gonzalo Higuain, before Vlad Chiriches and Jose Callejon took the game away for Napoli on Saturday.

Speaking afterwards, Sarri said via Sky Sports Italia: "To take a goal after two minutes at a time like this could be hard.

"But the boys have played as they know and they have reassembled. The team played a good match."

"He had a great game," Sarri said. "Perhaps he was a bit angry, because he always wants to score, but to me that is okay."

"Juventus? They are a team of cannibals which gives you little hope," he said.