Rafa Benitez looks ahead of Dynamo Moscow and warns Napoli need “a lot of work to tame Torino.”
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“I don’t think Toro will be too tired after their Europa League game,” Benitez told Radio Kiss Kiss.
“That win at Athletic Bilbao fired them up and these are games that are good for a team. We need a lot of work to tame Toro, like great matadors.”
Rafa Benitez looks ahead of Dynamo Moscow and warns Napoli need “a lot of work to tame Torino.”
It kicks off on Sunday at 20.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.
“I don’t think Toro will be too tired after their Europa League game,” Benitez told Radio Kiss Kiss.
“That win at Athletic Bilbao fired them up and these are games that are good for a team. We need a lot of work to tame Toro, like great matadors.”
The Partenopei were also in action on Thursday evening, beating Trabzonspor 1-0. Dries Mertens is suspended for this round.
“Some will rest compared to previous games, but I do not want to give Torino any advantages.
“Roma–Juventus? If we win, then we can think about what happens on Monday night, but for the moment we have to focus only on Torino.”
Napoli have drawn Dynamo Moscow in the Europa League, a side that have won all six games in the group phase.
“It’s never easy to play against Russian sides in Europe, especially in the second half of the season. On paper it would’ve been tougher to face Wolfsburg, but it’s no walk in the park anyway.
“We must face every game with head and heart. It’s hard to find a weak side at this stage of the Europa League.
“The fact we kept five consecutive clean sheets in Europe shows the good work we’ve been doing in defence. Now we’ll try to replicate that in Serie A too.”
Napoli squad for Torino: Rafael, Andujar, Colombo; Maggio, Mesto, Ghoulam, Strinic, Albiol, Koulibaly, Britos, Henrique; Gargano, David Lopez, Inler, Jorginho, Callejon, De Guzman, Hamsik; Gabbiadini, Higuain, Duvan Zapata