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Napoli captain Hamsik surprised by Benvento

Napoli captain Hamsik surprised by Benvento

Napoli captain Marek Hamsik stopped by Premium Sport to share his thoughts after having scored the second goal in the Partenopei's Serie A win away against Benevento which took them back to the top of the Serie A.

Hamsik admitted that benevento were a much tougher nut to crack than might be expected saying: "We suffered at the start, but then broke the deadlock with a great goal from Dries Mertens. Once we went 2-0 up, we tried to slow it down a bit and control the game. We must continue like this and remember that Benevento caused us quite a few problems."

The Slovakian international was asked about the Scudetto race following Juventus thrashing of Sassuolo 7-0 earlier on in the day to which Hamsik said: "We’re not afraid of anyone, as we must only focus on our own results."

Napoli are one point clear of Juventus in first place of the Serie A and are matching the Bianconeri win by win in what promises to be the tightest title challenge Italy has seen for years.