(Reuters) - Napoli lacked a finishing touch in Saturday's 0-0 Serie A draw against relegation-threatened Hellas Verona, coach Luciano Spalletti said after the league leaders had only one shot on target.
Napoli have scored more goals than any team in Serie A this season but have now failed to find the net in three of their last four games in all competitions.
"A lot of difficulties came from the performance of Verona, a team accustomed to goofing around, even wasting time as they did tonight. We found a team that closed in spaces. We were not good at playing in that space, we didn't have the quality we usually have," he added. "He needed to regain confidence. In the last 25 minutes he has shown that he has greater potential than the others," Spalletti said about his decision to bring in the striker who missed this month's league games against AC Milan and Lecce.
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