Walter Mazzarri thanked the Napoli players for “the greatest gift” on his 50th birthday. “In terms of performance, we deserved the win.”
The Partenopei crushed Inter 3-0 at San Siro, but only after a series of controversial refereeing decisions, including a penalty and Joel Obi's dismissal.
Walter Mazzarri thanked the Napoli players for “the greatest gift” on his 50th birthday. “In terms of performance, we deserved the win.”
The Partenopei crushed Inter 3-0 at San Siro, but only after a series of controversial refereeing decisions, including a penalty and Joel Obi's dismissal.
“I thank my players for having given me the greatest birthday gift I could've asked for,” said the Coach.
“Incidents do happen in football and I said the same last season when we conceded a penalty and then lost against Milan.
“I think we played well and in terms of overall performance we deserved the win tonight. We were denied a clear penalty against Fiorentina” data-scaytid=”6″>Fiorentina last week, so mistakes happen to everyone over the course of a campaign.”
Napoli can now be considered genuine Scudetto contenders, having beaten both Milan and Inter, not to mention ending a run of seven consecutive San Siro defeats.
“The team has grown a lot this season and has more character. Playing in the Europa League helped us a lot, while now we are learning even more from facing Barcelona, Manchester City and other top clubs.
“The squad has had a rapid climb and there are youngsters who have reached maturity like Pocho Lavezzi and Marek Hamsik, while it's a pleasure to watch others such as Paolo Cannavaro and Salvatore Aronica.
“The Scudetto? We'll take it one game at a time.”