The Spanish coach watched his side beat Genoa 2-1 in controversial circumstances and is sure they can make up the points to beat Rudi Garcia's men to finish as runners-up
The Partenopei beat Genoa 2-1 on Monday night thanks to two controversial goals from Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain.
The ex-Real Madrid star looked to be in an offside position for his opener on seven minutes before Iago Falque equalised for Genoa early in the second half.
Higuain then won and converted a penalty with 15 minutes remaining to seal the win as the visitors protested furiously, with the three points bringing Napoli to within six points of second-placed Roma.
Despite Genoa's anger over both goals, Benitez insists his side deserved the victory and believes they can leapfrog Rudi Garcia's side before the end of the season.
The coach said: "I'm happy because we won, but the result wasn't great because we had many chances to score. Genoa have pushed us a bit, but we deserved to win.
"This is a game that could have ended end with five goals for us. Overall we created 10 chances and we scored two goals.
"If we keep playing like we did in this game, we can make up the points needed to get second place. The team is doing well physically."
The former Liverpool boss was reluctant to discuss the key refereeing decisions but suggested the opposition had not been hard done by over the course of the match.
Benitez said: "I don't ever talk about the referees, I have only done it once here. I'm the only coach in Italy that doesn't criticise them.
"If we analyse every incident, it is not so easy for Genoa to complain."
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