Perillo: Mastantuono is Fiorentina's biggest threat to Napoli

On his podcast Note Azzurrissime, the TGR Rai deputy director says the Real Madrid loanee is the danger man at the Franchi, and credits Vanoli with fixing a Fiorentina side that struggled under Grosso.

by Gennaro SanninoWednesday 16 September, 20:03 CET· 2 hours ago

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Antonello Perillo, deputy director of TGR Rai, named the danger man for Napoli's trip to Florence on his podcast Note Azzurrissime, broadcast on Rai Radio Live Napoli.

With Vanoli, Franco Mastantuono has exploded straight away — a young Argentine born in 2007 who a lot of people would have liked to see in a Napoli shirt, and who arrived on loan from Real Madrid. He scored a hat-trick on the last Serie A matchday.

Perillo expects a hard match at the Franchi given Fiorentina's growth under Vanoli: the Viola squad was built with significant signings that were not working at all under Grosso, but the new coach has turned it around.

Napoli go into the game 10th with 6 points from 4 rounds, after a narrow win over Bologna. Perillo closed by quoting Pino Daniele's 'Voglio di più' (I want more) — all Napoli fans want more, he said, hoping for another win in Florence to speed the climb up the table. Kick-off is 12:30 CET on Sunday 20 September at the Franchi.