Napoli ensured high spot in Serie A for no less than one other week with Friday’s hard-fought 3-1 win over Como which prolonged their league result in 4 factors.
Scott McTominay’s opener, his first purpose in Italy’s high flight, after simply 25 seconds, a Romelu Lukaku penalty seven minutes after half-time and a late David Neres end gave Napoli the three factors from an excellent match.
Closest rivals Juventus can pull again to inside a degree of Antonio Conte’s staff with a house win over Cagliari on Sunday.
Como pushed Napoli all the best way on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona and had been deservedly degree on the break because of a shocking long-range strike from Gabriel Strefezza, which got here shortly after Nico Paz thumped a shot off the woodwork.
And the match was firmly within the stability till Neres rolled residence his second Napoli purpose within the 86th minute after being brilliantly slipped by by Lukaku.
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That was the second of the Belgium ahead’s assists on Friday as he additionally equipped the move from which Scotland’s McTominay fired in his second purpose for Napoli after additionally netting in opposition to Palermo within the Italian Cup final month.
McTominay has been glorious since signing for Napoli from Manchester United in the summertime, including a brand new dimension to the midfield for southern Italy’s greatest membership.
Below Conte Napoli look rather more just like the staff which swept to their third league title final yr than the disastrous outfit which final season did not even qualify for European soccer as reigning champions.
