Former Milan and Italy head coach Arrigo Sacchi believes Napoli are able to reaching the Champions League semi-finals following their blistering begin to the season.
Luciano Spalletti’s aspect have raced to the Serie A summit with 23 factors from their opening 9 matches, scoring a league-high 22 objectives alongside the way in which.
The Partenopei have additionally netted 17 occasions on the way in which to qualifying for the Champions League knockout levels with two video games to spare for the primary time of their historical past.
Napoli lifted the UEFA Cup within the 1988-89 season and reached the 2014-15 Europa League semi-finals, however are but to progress past the final 16 of Europe’s premier membership competitors.
Nevertheless, Sacchi, who received successive European Cups with Milan in 1989 and 1990, is assured Spalletti’s males can advance into unchartered territory this time period ought to their marketing campaign proceed in the identical trend.
“Lovely staff; they play fashionable soccer, they assault as 11 and defend as 11. Typically, it looks as if they are often on the pitch with their eyes closed,” he informed La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“They arrive along with unimaginable ease and that is the results of the generosity, cooperation and synergy that exists within the squad. Bravo to Spalletti, as a result of right here you possibly can see, and quite a bit, the hand of the coach.
“In the event that they don’t fall into the success entice – and I actually hope not – if everybody stays humble and doesn’t cease operating, I believe they will go a good distance [in the Champions League].
“Who is aware of, possibly even within the semi-finals if the attracts aren’t too unhealthy? In any case, to this point the work of Spalletti’s guys is a ten out of 10.”
Napoli welcome Bologna to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Serie A on Sunday, when they are going to be aiming to stretch their successful streak throughout all competitions to 10 matches.
