Napoli Coach Maurizio Sarri calls Gonzalo Higuain “the best striker in the world” and lauds his “special group”.

The Argentine forward has been on fire this season, with 16 goals and two assists in his 17 Serie A games so far.

“He’s sensitive, and up until now has projected an image which isn’t in line with his character,” Sarri explained in an interview with Corriere dello Sport.

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Lorenzo Insigne “would be very happy” to get an Italy call for Euro 2016, but if not he’ll focus on Napoli.

The playmaker was dropped from Azzurri CT Antonio Conte’s most recent squad, with suggestions he was being punished for pulling out of a previous squad with injury.

“The national team? Let’s hope so,” Insigne told Rai.

“I’m working very hard with Napoli, and I’d be very happy, but if the call doesn’t come I’ll continue to work, thinking about Napoli.”

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Lorenzo Insigne wants to become “Napoli’s Francesco Totti,” hails Maurizio Sarri and says Edin Dzeko cannot compare to Gonzalo Higuain.

The Partenopei host Roma on Sunday at 17.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.

“The Scudetto race is wide open and Juventus are about to get back into the leading group. Napoli are there too and we’re second to nobody, so with Roma it’s a head-to-head for the title,” Insigne told La Repubblica newspaper.

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Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne’s agent says his client going to Euro 2016 with Italy “should be inevitable”.

The 24-year-old has been in fine form for the Partenopei this season, with eight goals and six assists in 18 appearances.

“The national team? His only thought is having a great season with Napoli,” Antonio Ottaiano explained to Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli.

“Then he’ll have his chance to prove to [Italy CT Antonio] Conte that he should be there. He’s calm, the two things go hand-in-hand.

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Lorenzo Insigne warns Napoli “have to keep our feet on the ground” despite their position at the top of Serie A.

The Partenopei are unbeaten since the first game of the season, and beat Inter on Monday night to move to the head of the table.

Their form has fans dreaming of a first League title since 1990, but the local boy is calling for focus.

“We hope to finish as high as possible,” Insigne told reporters in a Press conference to promote the club’s winter retreat in Val di Sole.

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Lorenzo Insigne jokes Felipe Melo can’t beat Gonzalo Higuain up in Napoli-Inter. “He’d have to catch him first!”

The Scudetto showdown kicks off on Monday at 20.00 GMT, click here for a match preview.

This week Inter midfielder Melo told papers that Higuain is “like Mario Balotelli, the best way to stop him is to beat him up.”

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Napoli test out new tactics in the tense Europa League trip to Club Brugge, but Lorenzo Insigne pulls out.

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It kicks off at 20.05 GMT and will be played behind closed doors due to heightened fear of terror attacks in Belgium.

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Lorenzo Insigne’s agent says his client “turned down English teams who would have showered him with money” to stay with Napoli.

A number of young Italian talents have moved to the English Premier League from Serie A youth teams, including Giuseppe Rossi, Arturo Lupoli and Federico Macheda.

Speaking to Radio Punto Zero, Insigne’s representative says his client could have followed a similar path, but preferred to remain in Naples.

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