The captain of Napoli, Marek Hamsik, strikes again at Rafa Benitez

The Slovakian player, who a few weeks ago implied that if the Spanish coach had stayed at the southern club, his stay would not have been safe, dedicated other far from flattering words to the current Real Madrid coach during an event with the tifosi in Dimaro, the headquarters of Napoli's pre-season training: "There is a big difference with Sarri, he is meticulous: we work much more both physically and tactically." Hamsik also talked about the Spanish coach's scheme, the 4-2-3-1, which has been criticized several times in Italy: "The coach always used this system and never wanted to change, we couldn't do it on the field. Now I will play in midfield with a 4-3-1-2 or a 4-3-3." The captain's slight "resentment" is due to the fact that the former Napoli coach left him on the bench in some crucial matches (against Roma, Dnipro and Juve, for example), although it should be noted that he was always a protagonist during the season, as shown by his 54 appearances, 13 goals (a personal record) and 16 assists. Pepe Reina, also present at the event, tried to put out the controversy with another question on the issue: "They are both good coaches, Benitez has won a lot while Sarri (who has just had his first season in Serie A, ndr) is growing year after year. I hope he does well with us."