Gattuso: Napoli will purchase protective caps and defensive layer for Barcelona second leg

Gennaro Gattuso said Napoli would purchase "head safeguards and covering" to require into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Barcelona.

Notwithstanding proceeding through Dries Mertens, who equalled Napoli's unparalleled goalscoring record, the Serie A side were held 1-1 gathering on Tuesday.

Antoine Griezmann leveled for Barca during the accompanying half, in spite of the way that the La Liga goliaths also had Arturo Vidal sent off late.

Additionally, Gattuso said his social occasion were discovered for a fight at Camp Nou on March 18 in light of the fact that the past Italy midfielder says that he recognizes his side highlights a genuine possibility at bringing down Barcelona.

"Nothing is over for us when we're playing the last 16 inside the Champions League, in no event, when we play a series of cards," the Napoli lead guide told a news gathering following Tuesday's match.

"We know the troubles we are experiencing. we'll purchase guarded tops and wary layer.

"We will get all the basic [tools] and can play the going with game. Nothing is finished ."

While Mertens' amazing summit gave Napoli a lead, an indoor and out worked pack move prompted Griezmann's equalizer for Barca.

Gattuso lamented his side's securing for Griezmann's objective, yet was, on the grounds that it were, content with their presentation.

"I am puzzled since we submitted a serious blunder protectively and that they hit us. Purpose of certainty we could improve," he said.

"At whatever point Lorenzo Insigne got his opportunity [Arkadiusz] Milik and [Piotr] Zielinski weren't ventured. Perhaps we could have mishandled that circumstance during an overwhelming way. Same applies for [Jose] Callejon.

"There is a couple of mistake, we endured at now the social occasion did about everything genuinely from a significant perspective.

"I am cheerful for this, conceivably we could have improved passing. this is regularly the first grieve."

Napoli are set to confront Torino the current week's end as Gattuso's side right as of now sits 6th in Serie A, nine fixations behind fourth-place Atalanta and 6 focuses behind fifth-place Roma.

Following the match against Torino, Gattuso and Napoli are set to play host to Inter Milan inside the Coppa Italia on March 5.

Barcelona, inside the interim, sit on La Liga, two focuses before Real Madrid before El Clasico this Sunday at the Bernebeu.

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