Benítez: "This positive run confirms we are on the right track"

The Spaniard is sorry about Insigne ́s unfortunate injury

10/11/2014sscnapoli.it/rafabenitez.com

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Rafa Benítez, SSC Napoli head coach, had mixed feelings after the game at the ‘Artemio Franchi’ stadium against Fiorentina (1-0), in their eleventh Italian Serie A game. He was very satisfied and happy with his team ́s victory and how they achieved it, imposing themselves on their rival. However, he was saddened by Lorenzo Insigne ́s injury. He spoke of this in their post match press conference after their game in Florence. Napoli now adds to their positive run of victories with another clean sheet. The Spanish coach congratulated his players and stated: "I think we can all agree that today this victory has been marked by quality and character".

"We played an intense game which we could have won even more convincingly after a great first half with the chances at goal we had”, explained the coach of the Neapolitan club to the press in Florence adding: “in fact, we had four or five clear chances to score. Despite this, it is clear that we know how to suffer if we have to by fighting until the end if needed in each game. With character of course. Surely we can grow and improve even more but I think we now have the base, which includes quality in our game and the adequate mentality".

"We are going through a good moment, it is clear, we have had a good run of consecutive results and that has given us more confidence and enthusiasm to continue working towards our objectives” continued the Spanish coach who also explained that: “certainly, now everybody will speak of a Napoli that could fight for the top places, when not that long ago there was more criticism than anything else. On our part, I have to say we are completely aware of our actual situation. I already said many weeks ago, we must continue working in the way we know, like we did last season and then reap the benefits. This way we know that the results will arrive, even if we could have done better had luck and precision been on our side. We are ambitious and professional, we know there is room for growth".

Concerning their rival, the head coach of the Neapolitan team declared that: "it was not easy at all beating a club like Fiorentina, they were always looking for the first opportunity to make it difficult for us, even more so because they were playing on their pitch and in front of their fans. We had to run a lot and work very hard on the pitch. It would have been better if we had made a difference in some of the plays, those where we had the possibilities that we spoke of earlier, but I repeat, other than the final result, the mentality I have seen today once again is an important characteristic of the team".

Once again, Higuaín has been the protagonist of the game scoring the only goal in the 'Artemio Franchi'. The Argentinean forward is demonstrating his good form and concerning this Rafa stated: "Gonzalo Higuaín continues to do great things on the pitch and at the same time he is growing with the team. I think he could assimilate the Italian game even better and that would give us even more. It is not the first time I say this, but he is a completely decisive player, he also knows this".

Finally, Benítez is sorry about the only negative point of the afternoon, Insigne ́s injury. Insigne had to leave the pitch after a bad movement which affected his knee: "Lorenzo ́s (Insigne) injury is a real pity, because he was contributing so much to the team, I really am so sorry about this. Now we just have to wait for the results of the medical test to find out the real extent of the injury, let ́s hope he is not injured for a long time", concluded the Spanish coach.