Laboured Napoli Take Top Spot In Serie A
Genoa were on top for large parts of the remainder of the game with Mario Balotelli squandering a great opportunity to equalise in the 85th minute.
Napoli’s Italian defender #22 Giovanni Di Lorenzo (2ndR) celebrates with Napoli’s Cameroon midfielder #99 Andre Zambo Anguissa (R) and teammates after scoring during the Italian Serie A football match between Napoli and Lecce at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples on October 26, 2024. (Photo by CARLO HERMANN / AFP)
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.
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Genoa were on top for large parts of the remainder of the game with Mario Balotelli squandering a great opportunity to equalise in the 85th minute.
Napoli have 38 points, one ahead of Atalanta who can reclaim pole position on Sunday when they hunt an 11th successive win at home to Empoli.