Napoli extended their lead at the top of Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Torino on Saturday, taking them three points clear of their title rivals.
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa’s early brace, his first in Serie A, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s fifth goal of his first Serie A season will keep Napoli in the first place unless Atalanta defeats Fiorentina by five goals on Sunday.
Napoli have won six games in a row in both the Italian league and the Champions League, and they head to Ajax on Tuesday knowing they can take a big step toward the knockout stage of Europe’s top competition.
Despite being without starting centre-forward Victor Osimhen for the last three matches, Luciano Spalletti’s side has scored 18 goals in their eight league games.
Torino, who scored just before halftime through Antonio Sanabria, remains ninth after losing their third straight game and is level on 10 points with local rivals Juventus, who host Bologna on Sunday night.
Ivan Juric’s team has been unlucky not to pick up a point in their last three games, with their previous two defeats coming late and after strong performances.
They performed admirably in Naples as well, recovering from Anguissa’s strikes in the sixth and 12th minutes, the Cameroon midfielder first heading in Mario Rui’s pinpoint cross before charging unopposed towards goal and doubling the hosts’ lead.
In the 37th minute, Kvaratskhelia scored a goal similar to Anguissa’s second, bursting onto PiotrZielinski’s through ball and rolling a low finish in off the post.
