 Prior to the cup final , Napoli were in third place in Serie A and therefore in the last position to qualify for the Champions League , eight points ahead of Fiorentina with nine points left to play for . Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella said before the game that his priority was to finish fourth and win the Coppa Italia . His Napoli counterpart , Rafael Benítez , warned his players not to expect to win solely based on their league position . 
