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Napoli's Marek Hamsik passes Diego Maradona on league scoring list

Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik passed Diego Maradona on the club's all-time scoring list in the league, but played down the achievement after the 3-0 victory over Palermo.

Hamsik, 29, has netted 82 goals for the club and surpassed the great Argentine who bagged 81 league goals in 188 appearances for Napoli between 1984-1991.

"I am very happy that I have reached 82 goals, but happier about winning this match," the Slovakia midfielder told the club's website.

"[It is] a great personal satisfaction to have hit this milestone in a blue shirt and to have passed a player like Maradona. But at this time I am happy to have contributed to the success of this evening, which is very important.

"We are a team built with offensive play and precise organisation. Our mentality is always offensive -- scoring goals is one of our characteristics -- but it is important not to concede goals, as happened tonight."

Hamsik still has to score 24 goals to reach Attila Sallustro's record league haul of 106 and has to net 116 in all competitions (he currently has 99) to overcome Maradona's all-time record.