Napoli 'will buy helmets and armour' for second leg against Barcelona: Gennaro Gattuso

Napoli halted Barcelona to a 1-1 draw at San Paolo stadium in  first leg of Champions League 2019-20. Napoli's manr Gennaro Gattuso is all set to face Barcelona away from home in second leg. Lionel Messi's side have an away goal advant but Gattuso believes that his side will be prepared for thing less than war. 42-year-old Italian, in a post-match presser, stated, "We kw difficulties we are going through. We will buy helmets and armour." His statement clearly indicates Napoli's mindset to proceed in competition.

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Gennaro Gattuso is ready for a battle

Gennaro Gattuso is optimistic about Napoli's chances in game. former Italian midfielder said that thing is over for m. Gennaro Gattuso jokingly said that y will get all necessary tools for next game. He furr added, "I am disappointed because we made a mistake defensively and y hit us. For sure, we could do better."

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Napoli vs Barcelona highlights

Napoli entered match with three back-to-back Serie A wins. It included a 1-0 win over Inter Milan. Both manrs had ir tactics on point as Napoli were focusing majorly on counter-attacking. Meanwhile, Quique Setién's boys played classic tiki-taka football. Napoli drew first blood in match with Dries Mertens' elite finish in 30th minute. With goal, Mertens became joint record goalscorer for Napoli. Antoine Griezmann levelled score with his 57th minute goal. It was also last goal of match. Arturo Vidal picked up a red card in 89th minute. 

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Champions League second leg schedule 

match will take place on March 18, 2020 (March 19, 2020, 1:30 AM IST) at Camp u stadium.