Watford boss Walter Mazzarri does not regard Antonio Conte as a friend but insists he will shake the Chelsea manager's hand when they come face-to-face on Saturday.
Mazzarri and Conte were fierce rivals in the Serie A, when in charge of Napoli and Juventus respectively.
The Italian pair's relationship became frosty after Mazzarri apparently took exception to what he believed to be Conte imitating his 3-5-2 formation in the race for the Scudetto.
But the former attempted to play down the rivalry before they go head-to-head on the touchline at Vicarage Road.
"Friendship is a very important concept," Mazzarri told reporters.
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"I respect Conte as a person and a manager. I respect him a lot but friendship is a lot, it's another thing."
Mazzarri added: "Of course we will shake hands.
"We even shook hands at the meeting of the managers at the start of the season.
"There is no problem but again for me friendship is very important. I have just a few friends."
Watford lock horns with Chelsea having opened the season with a 1-1 draw at Southampton last week, while Conte's men claimed a late 2-1 win over West Ham.
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