Napoli, Sarri: "Mertens is incredible. I only played him at striker out of desperation"

Maurizio Sarri saw a win for Napoli in their last outing against Genoa. The coach of the Azzuri gave his comments to Sky Sport afterwards: "I am satisfied, I saw quality with controlling and passing the ball. With Mertens, the only thing I'm responsible for is giving him the spot in the lineup, he is an extraordinary player, we all thought that he was a winger, and a substitute. Instead he is a true attacker, in that role he is a star player and I count myself lucky, I played him there in a moment of desperation. But I hesitate to make a comparison with Maradona, however. After an important stretch where we played Roma, City, and Inter, there was a risk that we would have a dip in motivation, but I am happy that that didn't happen."