Napoli
4 Jan
Napoli took advantage of their Serie A title rivals competing in the Italian Super Cup by beating Fiorentina 3-0 on Saturday
29 Dec
Napoli edged past struggling Venezia 1-0 on Sunday to move level on points with Serie A leaders Atalanta. Romelu Lukaku wasted a chance to put Napoli ahead in the 37th minute from the penalty spot. His effort was saved by visiting goalkeeper Filip Stankovic. Giacomo Raspadori scored the only goal after 70 minutes, slotting home…
21 Dec
Napoli moved to the top of Serie A on Saturday with a laboured 2-1 win over Genoa, the team's fourth victory in their last five outings. Frank Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani scored Napoli's goals in an eight-minute spell in the first half before Andrea Pinamonti cut the deficit early in the second period. Genoa were…
16 Dec
Napoli are set to be without defender Alessandro Buongiorno for up to two months after the Serie A club said on Monday that he suffered fractures to his spine in training. "Following a fall, the defender suffered fractures to the transverse processes of two lumbar vertebrae," Napoli said in a statement. Napoli did not say…
6 Dec
Ademola Lookman fired Atalanta top of Serie A with the late, decisive goal in Friday's 2-1 win over AC Milan which moved them two points ahead of Napoli. Nigeria forward Lookman continued his superb form by nodding in his 10th goal of the campaign with three minutes remaining at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. The…
6 Dec
Inter Milan moved a point behind Serie A leaders Napoli on Friday after seeing off Parma 3-1 at the San Siro ahead of a key Champions League clash at Bayer Leverkusen. Brilliantly taken goals either side of half-time from Italian internationals Federico Dimarco and Nicolo Barella and Marcus Thuram's neat volley in the 67th minute…
1 Dec
Scott McTominay made sure that Napoli will stay top of Serie A for at least another week with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win at Torino while challengers Lazio fell to a 3-1 defeat at Parma. Napoli are provisionally four points ahead of the chasing pack thanks to McTominay's neat finish in the 31st…
24 Nov
Romelu Lukaku ensured Napoli maintained their one-point lead at the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over his old club Roma. Belgium striker Lukaku poked home his fifth Napoli goal seven minutes after half-time in Naples, handing veteran Claudio Ranieri a defeat on his return to management with his…
11 Nov
Napoli held Inter Milan to a 1-1 draw on Sunday and maintained their lead at the top of Serie A as a host of teams now line up to contend for top spot. Antonio Conte's Napoli are a point ahead of Inter and three other teams after escaping the San Siro with a hard-fought draw…
3 Nov
Atalanta brought Serie A leaders Napoli down to earth with a bump with a 3-0 victory on Sunday as Ademola Lookman grabbed two goals. Napoli were hoping to open up a seven-point lead over Inter Milan who play later in the day but Atalanta stunned the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium as they decisively ended the…
19 Oct
Juventus moved level on points with Serie A leaders Napoli on Saturday after squeezing past 10-man Lazio 1-0, while AC Milan overcame
4 Oct
Napoli ensured top spot in Serie A for at least another week with Friday's hard-fought 3-1 win over Como which extended their league lead to four points. Scott McTominay's opener, his first goal in Italy's top flight, after just 25 seconds, a Romelu Lukaku penalty seven minutes after half-time and a late David Neres finish…
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