Former Inter coach Rafa Benitez has admitted that he was not surprised when he learned that Claudio Ranieri had been shown the exit door at San Siro.
The Nerazzurri parted company with the 60-year-old earlier in the week as a result of a poor run of form which has left the club in eighth place in Serie A, 10 points behind Lazio, who currently occupy the last Champions League qualifying spot.
Benitez, who was given his marching orders by Inter in December 2010 under similar circumstances, said it did not come as a shock to him to see the San Siro outfit appoint their third coach of the season.
"It was not an unexpected decision," Benitez told Radio Mana Mana. "What [Massimo] Moratti does now does not surprise me at all.
"He decided to sack Ranieri, that was his decision and that is all there is to say."
The Spanish coach went on to praise the efforts of Napoli, who reached the knockout stages in the Champions League and currently sit fourth in the Serie A table.
"Napoli have had a great season, while always using the same players," Benitez added.
"If you have quality players and the squad can tactically support it, the squad rotation can always be done. Otherwise, at this level it is not possible."
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