Former Napoli defender Miguel Britos says his old side can “absolutely” win the Scudetto this season.
The centre-back left the Partenopei for Watford this summer, but has been following their fortunes and believes they can win Serie A.
“Can Napoli win the Scudetto? Absolutely,” Britos told TuttoNapoli.
“Napoli are near the top, just one step away and they’re playing very well. They have to wait for Juventus to slip up and be ready.
Former Napoli defender Miguel Britos says his old side can “absolutely” win the Scudetto this season.
The centre-back left the Partenopei for Watford this summer, but has been following their fortunes and believes they can win Serie A.
“Can Napoli win the Scudetto? Absolutely,” Britos told TuttoNapoli.
“Napoli are near the top, just one step away and they’re playing very well. They have to wait for Juventus to slip up and be ready.
“Naples is a beautiful city and the desire to go back for a visit is always there. I’ll do it in the next few months, maybe September.
“Even if I’m far away though, I always follow the Azzurri when our games don’t coincide. I don’t miss one.
“They’re the team that plays the best football in Italy, they seem a lot like Barcelona. Juve are still there though, and they have the ability to win and handle the pressure on their side.
“The gap is only three points though, and there are eight games to go.”
Britos then discussed his life with Watford.
“It’s a great experience for me. We’re having a great season, we reached the FA Cup semi-final and in the League we’re close to safety.
“There are a lot of new players in the squad and I have to say we’re satisfied with the results we’ve achieved. Now we want to finish the season in the best way.
“Everything is different here, football is a party and there’s not as much pressure as there is in Italy. At the stadium you hear less insults and the atmosphere is calmer.
“It’s also a more intense style of football, both in terms of the great physical strength of the players and the attitude of the referees, who leave you to play a lot more. In Italy they whistle at the slightest contact.
“I spent four years living in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius [Naples] and it was very important for my career.
“The Premier League always attracted me though, and when the opportunity presented itself I didn’t think twice. I’m very happy now.”
Finally, the Uruguayan defender reflected on his time in Naples, primarily the different Coaches he worked with.
“Rafa Benitez or Walter Mazzarri? Good question, they’re very different. Mazzarri is typically Italian, we worked on tactics a lot and focused on the counter-attack.
“The Spaniard had a different attitude, with more ball possession and zonal marking. They’re two excellent Coaches, if you combined their characteristics it’d make the perfect Coach.
“Maurizio Sarri? I worked with him for a couple of weeks, and from those early days I understood he was a great Coach.
“He works very well from a tactical point of view, he focused on the defence immediately, which caused problems last season.
“From the early days he introduced the drone, which is an important tool, allowing us to perfectly look at the defensive line.
“It gives you an organisation where everyone knows what to do in every situation. The results are obvious.
“He came across as a humble worker with clear ideas. He showed he is a direct person, who tells you what he thinks to your face. That’s what players want.
“My final Napoli game? [Britos was sent-off for head-butting Juventus’ Alvaro Morata] It was a huge mistake, a big regret.
“There was no problem with Morata, we hadn’t been insulting each other throughout the rest of the game, but in that moment I lost my head.
“I was angry about how the season was ending, we’d been knocked-out in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia and the Europa League, the Champions League race had become difficult and [President Aurelio] De Laurentiis ordering a ritiro didn’t help calm tempers.
“There was a build-up of stress – which obviously isn’t an excuse – which caused the action and I regretted it a moment later.”