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Napoli and Inter bosses feeling the pressure

By AP - Nov 05,2014 - Last updated at Nov 05,2014

PARIS — Napoli and Inter Milan coaches Rafa Benitez and Walter Mazzarri fear anything but wins in the Europa League on Thursday could cost them their jobs. They face Young Boys and Saint Etienne, respectively. The pressure has been building on Benitez following a slow start in Serie A. It has alleviated somewhat after three successive home wins but another defeat to the Swiss side would see it go right back up. Napoli fans pelted the team bus with stones after a 2-0 defeat against Young Boys in Switzerland ended a perfect record in Group I. Matters are worse for Inter, and even club president Erick Thohir appears to be losing patience with Mazzarri, who has overseen two wins in their last six games. Thohir is likely to travel to France for the match and has hinted that the former Napoli coach’s future will be decided within two games. A goalless draw at San Siro left Inter comfortably atop of Group F, but calls for Mazzarri’s head grew after a dismal 2-0 defeat at bottom club Parma. “I wish with all my heart that there are no matches like the Parma one,” playmaker Hernanes said. “We don’t want to throw this season away.”

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