ROME: Serie A top scorer Edinson Cavani insisted Napoli can win the scudetto after bagging his second hat-trick in his last four league games as Sampdoria were thumped 4-0.
Cavani took his tally to 17 goals in 22 league games this season, just a couple of weeks after notching a treble against Juventus.
The win kept Napoli hot on Serie A leaders AC Milan’s heels, pegging the gap between the two to four points.
And the Uruguay international insists the southerners are capable of landing a first league title in 21 years.
“As we said at the beginning of the year we shouldn’t put limits on ourselves if we want to win something, we hope to continue like this,” he said.
“If we keep working, day after day, we can achieve something important for us and for the city.
“After the defeat in the Cup (they lost on penalties to Inter Milan in midweek) this was very important, the strength for this match came from that (defeat).
“We talk very little about the standings, maybe just when we’re amongst ourselves. We have to work harder as a group, these are things that allow us to look forward.”
Cavani, who is on loan from Palermo, insists he is happy where he is, despite recent praise from Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho.
“Knowing that a coach, a person as important as Mourinho can compliment me and can talk about me is always nice. As a coach he was a champion,” added Cavani.
“I feel really good at Napoli, from the moment I arrived the people received me with a lot of love.”
Despite Cavani’s optimism, coach Walter Mazzarri is playing down the club’s lofty standing.
“I’ve never thought about the table and I’ll continue to not think about it,” he said.
“I think about coaching the players I’ve got to the best of my abilities. We’ve made a solid base, we’re benefiting from that enthusiasm and from the work we did last year.”
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