Spalletti: "I was often made fun of for the shoes I choose for a match. I've been dreaming about them since I was a kid."

Napoli head coach Luciano Spalletti has admitted for the first time that his team is close to winning the Scudetto. The 1-0 victory over Juventus in the match of the 31st round of Serie A allowed the Neapolitans to break away from their closest pursuer by 17 points.

"Victories over opponents of this level become bricks in the wall of final triumph. Naturally, the players celebrated, especially when we scored at the end of the match. However, let's wait before popping the champagne. It wasn't easy to win just a few days after we were knocked out of the Champions League.

From time to time you look back. I've never traveled in first class looking out the window, and it was always hitchhiking! Now I'm in a situation where I can win the scudetto, and it's a payback for all my sacrifices I've made over the years.

I was often made fun of for the shoes I choose to wear to matches. I didn't have the money to buy them before, even though I've been dreaming about them since I was a kid. So this season I wanted to wear them," Spalletti said in an interview with DAZN.

Now the Partenopei are only five points away from the championship. If Napoli wins the match against Salernitana in the next round and Inter does not lose to Lazio, they will be able to win the Scudetto.