Walter Mazzarri denies Torino will be underestimating Benevento when the two sides meet today.

The Granata are still in the hunt for European football next season, while their opponents have taken just seven points all season and are 11 points adrift of safety.

“The second half of the season is different to the first half,” Mazzarri said at his pre-match Press conference.

“Benevento were struggling to score but have won recent matches with Chievo and Sampdoria.

Walter Mazzarri denies Torino will be underestimating Benevento when the two sides meet today.

The Granata are still in the hunt for European football next season, while their opponents have taken just seven points all season and are 11 points adrift of safety.

“The second half of the season is different to the first half,” Mazzarri said at his pre-match Press conference.

“Benevento were struggling to score but have won recent matches with Chievo and Sampdoria.

“Last Sunday against Bologna they lost but dominated the match for 30 minutes. So they are a team who cannot be underestimated.”

Having replaced the sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic at the start of the month, Mazzarri added his new group of players can trouble anyone on their day.

“I will look to get a mentality into the players that they need to take one game at a time and always look to win.

“As I have said on different occasions, if we do things well we can give anyone problems.”

The former Watford boss added that Andrea Belotti could feature against Le Streghe today following a recent injury.

“Belotti is motivated and wants to come in.

“If you see him on the bench, it means that he’ll be able to play 15-20 minutes.”

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