Walter Mazzarri stressed that his side are not dependent on striker Edinson Cavani following the Partenopei’s comfortable victory on the road at lowly Pescara.

Napoli ran out 3-0 victors thanks to goals from Gokhan Inler, Goran Pandev and Blerim Dzemaili and Mazzarri was confident that despite the lack of the Uruguayan striker his side would cope just fine with the Delfini challenge.

“It’s nice to see we are not dependent on Cavani” the 51 year-old told Sky Sports Italia, “I was certain that even without Edi we could perform well at the Stadio Adriatico”

On whether his side can clinch a Champions League spot Mazzarri stated, “We have to remain focused both physically and mentally. Tonight we took an important step towards qualification but there is still work to do.

Mazzarri was pleased at Inler’s return to former confessing, “Today he has done very well. I am satisfied with his return to form, he is a great professional and I can now rely on him again.”

The former Sampdoria coach was reluctant to speak about his future in Naples telling reporters, “I do not want to talk about the future. At the end of the season I will tell you everything.

“Now we need to concentrate on Champions League qualification as that is now our equivalent of winning the Scudetto.”