Toxic environment: Spalletti warns Juventus fans

Goal reported Spalletti's comments to DAZN Italia after the match, in which he praised his players and coaching staff, saying: "They suffer like me, and they work from morning until evening. I am the first to arrive and the last to leave, but they are usually with me most of the time. Still, the credit against Napoli goes to the team."

He continued: "They were able to gather their strength and find that desire to take the first step, to move forward and to think positively, then they succeeded in that in the second half with some adjustments. I think they thoroughly deserved the win, which gave them back some of their self-confidence in the football they are producing."

Juventus's recent slump has clearly dented the players' mindset. Spalletti knows it, admitting that a loss of confidence tends to spread through a struggling side.

"All we can do is stand by them," he conceded, "but there are players who really slip into this spiral and lose their confidence in everything they do, even in the simplest things."

He added: "When a simple misplaced pass happens, or hesitation in making a decision, which is worse than making the wrong decision, this lack of confidence passes on to the rest of the team."

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Juventus must now build on this win to rescue their season and mend their fractured relationship with the fans. With a thin squad to work with, Spalletti knows a hostile atmosphere inside the stadium will only slow their progress in the matches ahead.

He added: "We just have to keep moving forward. This is a moment we have to deal with, and afterwards you can talk about whatever you want. Right now, we must stay united, alongside a stadium that shows its true face in the second half, and fights side by side with the team."

"You can say Spalletti isn't good, this player isn't good, get rid of everyone, but right now we need to be united, and this stadium must return to being our fortress," he continued.

His final words were an appeal for solidarity: "Even if we don't make them completely happy, we still need our fans by our side, so we thank everyone who applauded us today and stood with us. This is a moment when we need to come together and stand as one, to try to move forward and stay positive, which isn't easy given our small numbers. It was a deserved win for the players, who deserve warm applause."

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