Napoli captain Giovanni di Lorenzo defended his teammates after defeat to Inter Milan.
Inter eventually won on Sunday night 3-0.
And Di Lorenzo later said: "Subconsciously someone may give less than usual, but nothing can be said to the group for their attitude.
"It's unfortunate because, if you go down against these great teams, it becomes difficult to recover the games. We have to be good at staying in the game until the end, the third goal cut our legs short and managing the match became difficult.
"We're back to playing good football. Scudetto? Wide distance, we think match after match. Now we will have another direct clash with Juve.
"Step by step and let's see where we get. Inter? I think about us, I don't have time to look at the others. The Nerazzurri is a great team with great champions, they are achieving great results. But I prefer to look at us. Many times you find yourself down despite having done well. We can't get a result at home and this is disappointing for us and for the fans."