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De Laurentiis sees Inter upset
Sunday 26 April, 2009

President Aurelio De Laurentiis believes Napoli can “cause an upset” tonight against Serie A leaders Inter.

“We are in bad shape, especially in defence, but I still expect a Napoli side that can react to this poor moment and put in a great performance,” said the patron.

“In other occasions like this we were able to cause an upset and surprise everybody, so I don't see why we couldn't do it now.”

In fact last season the Partenopei ended their crisis with a shock 1-0 victory over Inter, giving the Scudetto winners their first defeat of the campaign.

“There have been problems and we thought that something had to change, so we replaced the Coach with one of the best available.

“[Roberto] Donadoni is doing his best, but he never has a full squad to choose from. We await his suggestions on who to confirm and who to bring in next season. We will certainly sign a defender, a midfielder and a hitman.”

De Laurentiis is a movie producer and gave an intriguing verdict on publicity magnet Jose Mourinho.

“Mourinho is a man-show, which is different to a show-man…”

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