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Benitez dismisses Genoa complaints: Napoli worthy winners

Napoli boss Rafa Benitez insists they deserved their 2-1 win over Genoa.

Both of Gonzalo Higuain's goals were mired in controversy.

"I said many times that I won't talk about referees. If we analyse every incident, I think it's not so easy for Genoa to complain," Benitez told Sky Sport Italia.

"We've seen that we can win by scoring two goals with 10 chances. I will say nothing on referees. I like to discuss football.

"I think it was clear that Napoli were superior throughout the game. I saw 10 incidents worth analysing, but I am the Coach in Serie A who discusses referees the least. I only spoke about the officials once this season.

"Clearly I am happy because we won, but the result wasn't enough as we had three or four chances to double our lead and wasted them. Genoa then reacted, but we deserved the victory.

"I always say it's everyone's fault when we concede a goal, as everyone has to be more aggressive and intense on the ball."

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