The Slovakian midfielder sets his sights on winning the league title in the upcoming season; and believes the Italian Cup triumph will spur them to further success.
After winning the first piece of silverware of his career with Napoli in the previous season, Marek Hamsik has set his sights on winning the Serie A crown in the upcoming 2012/13 campaign.
Napoli beat Juventus in the Coppa Italia final to win their first major trophy in almost 22 years. The last time the Partenopei had won a major trophy was back in the 1989/90 season, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Maradona-c11160 inspired the Italian side to their second Scudetto
triumph.
Hamsik is looking forward to end the Scudetto drought and he has targeted the league trophy in the upcoming season. The former Brescia star has been the driving force behind Napoli’s recent upsurge, and along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073, he
formed a formidable strike force for the Vesuviani.
Walter Mazzarri’s side had a below par league campaign last season, as they failed to qualify for UEFA Champions League after finishing 5th on the league table.
Hamsik admitted that the road to the Scudetto will be extremely difficult for his side, as all top clubs are strengthening their squads in the summer transfer window. However, the 24-year-old believes that the Coppa Italia triumph of the previous campaign
has set a platform for them to build on.
While talking to Corriere dello Sport, the midfielder said:
"The victory in the Coppa Italia has made us more aware of our worth. At the start of the season, everything starts from scratch. We know our worth, and that victory has boosted our self-confidence.”
The Partenopei star reflected on his personal ambitions and stated that he wanted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 to build on their Italian Cup triumph and aim to be the Serie A Champions for the upcoming season:
“My desire is still to win things. And that means pursuing a great goal. That is what the Coppa Italia was. What I want? I want to win the Scudetto, but there are at least four other clubs who can win it."
Napoli will kick start their 2012/13 campaign with Supercoppa Italiana game against Serie A Champions, Juventus, at Beijing National Stadium on August 11, 2012.
Hamsik recently signed a new contract with the club which runs until the summer of 2016.
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