Napoli will be looking to claim an automatic Champions League place against Inter Milan, but coach Walter Mazzarri says he will not be popping any champagne corks unless AC Milan are also beaten by Torino. Seven points currently separate second-placed Napoli and Milan in third, but Mazzarri admits he will not be able to sit comfortably if the gap remains unaltered with three games of the season...Full Story »

Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri wants his side to wrap up qualification for the Champions League as quickly as possible, and three points at relegation-threatened Pescara would be the ideal start. Mazzarri's men have a seven-point cushion over AC Milan in the hunt for Serie A's second automatic place in the group stages of next season's Champions League and the coach is not going to sleep easily u...Full Story »

Juventus' rivals may be close to admitting defeat in the race for the Serie A title but Bianconeri head coach Antonio Conte knows anything can happen at this stage of the season. Walter Mazzarri's Napoli and Massimiliano Allegri's AC Milan look suitably adrift in second and third place respectively but, ahead of Monday night's trip to Lazio, Conte tried to put things in perspective. He told ju...Full Story »

Napoli were only able to reduce the deficit on Serie A leaders Juventus to six points as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Udinese at the Stadio Friuli. Chances were few and far between with Udinese rarely looking at risk of conceding, but seeming equally unlikely to score. A late rally from Napoli was not enough for them to take more than a point back home with them as they lacked their usual s...Full Story »

Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri is demanding an immediate response to a shock defeat to Viktoria Plzen as the Azzurri host Sampdoria. Mazzarri may have fielded a strong team against the Czech outfit in the Europa League but he was a helpless bystander as Plzen claimed a 3-0 win at the San Paolo in the first leg of their last-32 tie. His side are now facing an early exit from Europe but the S...Full Story »

A two-point deduction is not the root cause of a fortnight of misery at Napoli, according to head coach Walter Mazzarri. The Azzurri's pursuit of league leaders Juventus was derailed this week as the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) deducted two points from the club for a former player's involvement in match-fixing, with defenders Paolo Cannavaro and Gianluca Grava banned for six months for f...Full Story »

Head coach Walter Mazzarri reiterated his belief that Napoli are not a one-man team, a remarkable claim given Edinson Cavani's four-goal salvo in European competition this week. The Partenopei have floundered in Serie A over recent weeks while their Uruguayan striker has been injured, both drifting away from league leaders Juventus and being leapfrogged into third by Inter Milan. Ahead of the ...Full Story »

Napoli head coach Walter Mazzarri is convinced his rotation policy in Europe will eventually pay dividends back in Serie A, starting against Chievo. Despite the Partenopei's flyaway start to the domestic season, Mazzarri has come under fire for his apparent reluctance to treat the Europa League equally seriously, with a second-string outfit suffering a disappointing 3-1 loss to Dnipro on Thursd...Full Story »

Walter Mazzarri wants Napoli to return to their ruthless best against Lazio in Serie A on Wednesday, after the Partenopei were finally halted at Catania. Mazzarri's men announced themselves as serious challengers to reigning champions Juventus with three straight victories full of incisive attacking football, also sweeping aside AIK Solna in the Europa League. But Catania put the brakes on the...Full Story »

Napoli maintained their perfect start to the Serie A season with a comfortable 3-1 win over Parma at the Stadio San Paolo. Walter Mazzarri's men are well fancied by some to mount a serious title challenge this campaign and have backed that up so far, winning all three of their games. They were in control from the moment Edison Cavani netted a third-minute penalty and, with Goran Pandev and Lor...Full Story »