Benitez unsurprised by Napoli start

The Partenopei have set the early pace with
their opening day victory and their new coach
says he expected as much after witnessing
their performances in training Napoli boss Rafa Benitez has revealed he was unsurprised at the dominant nature of his
side's 3-0 win over Bologna on Sunday.
The Partenopei sit top of Serie A after the first
round of league fixtures, with two goals from
Marek Hamsik and a Jose Callejon strike
sealing victory, while the hosts also had two goals disallowed.
Benitez has overseen a major overhaul in
Naples over the summer, bringing in eight new
faces in cash deals, as he looks to challenge
Juventus for the league title and insists the
manner of the win came as no surprise. He said after the game: "I'm not surprised at
the result today. I saw the team throughout the
week and they played very well.
"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."
Hamsik was the hero of the day with his double
and in a warning to the rest of the divison
suggested Napoli will get even better as the
season progresses, while emphasising the
increased number of attacking options available.
"Today was a game we wanted to win to start
the season on the right foot. We don't read
anything into it, it means nothing," he added.
"It will be difficult for Gonazlo Higuain to score
the same number of goals as Edinson Cavani but we have to help him and try and score 10
goals apiece.
"Me, Callejon, (Dries) Mertens, (Goran) Pandev
can all score goals. We are more competitive
than last season and that is good for Napoli."