The tears of Higuain are still a vivid memory in the eyes of the Napoli fans because the success of the Azzurri with Arsenal in the first year of the Benitez era was not enough for the Azzurri to overcome the Champions League group. The occasion to cancel that memory happens now, in the Europa League quarterfinals, in a double challenge from inside and out.

ZUNIGA AND THE REFUSAL - The Emirates will be played first, where that Napoli was defeated two by zero and reduced. Not insignificant detail: that precedent is linked to the unhappy performance of Camilo Zuniga, who on the eve renewed the contract after a summer of passion. Since then, however, the Colombian has practically no longer played due to a knee injury. De Laurentiis will not have forgotten, as he will not have forgotten the rejection of Emery, the current technician of the Gunners, who right after Benitez was chosen by the president of Naples who joined him in Spain to convince him to accept Rafa's legacy. Revenge is a dish that should be consumed cold, perhaps between 11 and 18 April.

GUNNERS TODAY - Fighting for a placement in the top four in the Premier, Emery's Arsenal continued in the wake of Wenger's last years. A team certainly less sparkling than the first decade of the Arsene era, but with values ​​that are still important. In addition, Emery is a true specialist in the Europa League: he won it three times in a row with Sevilla between 2014 and 2016. The couple Aubameyang-Lacazette is scary, with the former Milan who has accustomed us to his celebrations masked. Against Rennes, he celebrated the double by "turning" into Black Panther. On the trocar you can alternate players like Ozil, Ramsey and Mkhitaryan. In midfield Xhaka and Torreira are a nice hinge. Faces less known? The young winger Maitland-Niles was one of the protagonists of the comeback in the first knockout round against Rennes, while Guendouzi, after a good start to the season, is slightly down. The three-man defense is perhaps the team's weak point: Koscielny in recent years has been limited by injuries, while the Bellerin full-back will be absent after breaking the cruciate ligament. We close with the goalkeeper: Leno is the holder in the league, while in Europe the veteran Cech plays. It will no longer be that of the golden years, but the Czech remains a discreet guarantee.