Walter Gargano says Napoli are targeting Coppa Italia triumph

The Uruguayan midfielder has highlighted the importance of winning the Coppa Italia as a way to compensate for the club's disappointing Serie A form

By Luis Mira

Walter Gargano - Napoli (Getty Images)
Napoli midfielder Walter Gargano says his side have set their sights on winning this season's Coppa Italia.

The San Paolo outfit take on Siena on Thursday in the semi-finals of the competition after moving past Inter in the previous stage.

Napoli have been in disappointing form in Serie A this season as they lie in seventh position, and Gargano wants his team to go all the way in the Coppa Italia.

"Against Siena we will face a side who close down very well, it will be a hard match," Gargano told reporters at a press conference.

"The Serie A draw at the
Stadio Artemio Franchi [in January] will not affect us. We must do better than what we did 20 days ago.

"We are a group that has been together for many years, we have been growing on a constant basis and it would be great to be able to win something."


 
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