Maurizio Sarri wants to avoid his old camp of Naples until the final of the Europa League

Maurizio Sarri hopes to avoid his former club Napoli before the Europa League final after leading Chelsea in the last eight of the competition.

Sarri's side beat Dynamo Kiev 8-0 overall after Olivier Giroud's hat-trick, which inspired Thursday's 5-0 win in the return leg of the Ukrainian capital.

The Blues head coach spent three seasons as a coach in Napoli before replacing his compatriot Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge last summer.

While the Serie A team also qualifies for Friday's quarter-final draw, Sarri faces the prospect of returning to Stadio San Paolo.

However, the 60-year-old player is eager to dodge what he believes to be a tough comeback in his country and delay a possible meeting until the culmination of the tournament on May 29 in Baku.

"I prefer to face them in the final. First of all, because that means we're in the final and I'm happy with that, "said Sarri.

"And second, it means that Naples is in the final and I'm happy. You know very well my relationship with the city, with people.

"So for me, it will be very difficult to play against them in Naples."

Sarri complained about a "really dangerous" pitch in the match at the Kiev Olympic Stadium, fearing that his players would be injured.

UEFA was quick to dismiss his concerns, claiming that the playing field was safe and that the problems were essentially cosmetic.

His team, which has changed a lot, led 3-0 since the first leg last week in London, showed little signs of difficulty on the rough terrain and greatly increased their overall advantage thanks to Giroud's first hat-trick for the club and the goals. Marcos Alonso and Callum Hudson. -Odoi.