Napoli manager Rafael Benitez has said that things are going "pretty well" for his team this season, despite their recent dip in form.
The Partenopei have not won in their previous four league outings and have dropped to fifth in the Serie A table, but Benitez has chosen instead to highlight their successes in cup competitions.
"This season things are going pretty well," he told Cope. "So far, we have already won the Italian Super Cup against an adversary of the level of Juventus. This is something very important and I want to highlight it.
"We're also in the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia. After a 1-1 draw away against Lazio in the first leg, now we'll be playing to make it into another final.
"And we're in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. It's been 26 years since the last time this club made it so far in a continental competition. Not since the times of Diego Armando Maradona did the club reach a similar level."
Napoli will return to action after the international break with a clash against top-three rivals Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on April 4.
Alex Meyers
