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Lavezzi: I’ll be Napoli’s Tevez Monday 20 August, 2007

Napoli new boy Ezequiel Lavezzi believes that he can imitate fellow Argentine Carlos Tevez in the Vesuviani’s Serie A return.

Lavezzi arrived at the Stadio San Paolo from San Lorenzo in July and has already made his mark with a hat-trick against Pisa in the Partenopei’s Coppa Italia second round clash.

“I can’t hope to emulate Diego Maradona, but maybe I could compare myself to Tevez,” he told Il Corriere dello Sport.

“I think there are similarities between us in the way we play. It’s true that I like to provide assists as I’m a team player and I set up that more than I score, but I plan to score more and more.”

The 22-year-old starlet is likely to start in Napoli’s opener against Cagliari and the whistle can’t come soon enough for the ex-Estudiantes man.

“I can’t wait to get started against Cagliari,” he admitted. “I don’t want to take anything away from the Coppa, but there’s nothing like the feeling of a match that really counts.”

As anticipation builds in Naples, there is still speculation that the Azzurri will add at least one new face before the campaign starts at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday.

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