The cup king worked his magic once more to deliver a Gonzalo Higuain-inspired masterclass against Wolfsburg, writes Kris Voakes.
Barring a miracle, Rafael Benitez will leave Napoli this summer, and until Thursday night he looked destined to do so as a failure. While he’d collected a Coppa Italia and a Supercoppa Italiana for the club, more was expected.
Yet the 4-1 demolition of Wolfsburg in the Europa League quarterfinal first leg suggests there may yet be a crowning moment for the cup king, with the swagger, speed, belief and brute force on show indicating that Rafa might well be about to work a little more of his knockout magic.