Serie A top scorer Edinson Cavani insists Napoli can win the scudetto after bagging his second hat-trick in his past four league games as Sampdoria was thumped 4-0.

Cavani took his tally to 17 goals in 22 league games this season, just a couple of weeks after notching a treble against Juventus.

The win kept Napoli hot on Serie A leader AC Milan's heels, pegging the gap between the two to four points.

And the Uruguay international insists the southerners are capable of landing a first league title in 21 years.

"As we said at the beginning of the year, we shouldn't put limits on ourselves if we want to win something, we hope to continue like this," he said.

"If we keep working, day after day, we can achieve something important for us and for the city.

"After the defeat in the Cup (they lost on penalties to Inter Milan in midweek) this was very important, the strength for this match came from that (defeat).

"We talk very little about the standings, maybe just when we're among ourselves. We have to work harder as a group, these are things that allow us to look forward."

Cavani, who is on loan from Palermo, insists he is happy where he is, despite recent praise from Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho.

Agence France-Presse

(China Daily 02/01/2011 page22)