Benitez concedes Napoli 'missing something'

Parma trumped Napoli 1-0 on Sunday thanks to Marco Parolo's fine strike from the edge of the area in the 55th minute, which left Benitez's team on 64 points in third, 12 behind second-placed Roma.

Benitez remains convinced Napoli will finish third, as they have a nine-point gap on fourth-placed Fiorentina with six games to play, but the Spanish coach declared the Naples club does not yet have enough quality to challenge the likes of Roma and leaders Juventus.

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