On the opening day, Napoli rout of Bologna had came with no surprise coach Rafa Benitez insisted. A Marek Hamsik brace and Jose Callejon’s strike handed Napoli a 3-0 win to open their Serie A campaign, moving them to the top of the ladder.
Spaniard admits that he expected the Partenopei to put a number of goals past Bologna, and as the settlement of their summer recruits was done well, Benitez’s side looked impressive throughout the match.
“I’m not surprised at the result today. I saw the team throughout the week and they played very well,” he said. “We don’t think about Juventus at this stage, we only think about ourselves. We changed a few players from last season’s team but they did just fine and now we can look ahead.”
The top goalscorer of the round was Hamsik and he is confident Napoli’s depth in attack will give their title rivals cause for concern.” Today was a game we wanted to win to start the season on the right foot. We didn’t read anything into it, it means nothing,” he said.