Napoli edged past Sampdoria

Napoli triumphed over Sampdoria, 3x2, on Saturday, in a game related to matchweek 18 of Serie A. To this matchday, Napoli's team came from a win, and Genova's team came from a defeat.

After 2 minutes, Gastón Ramírez opened the score for Sampdoria, from a direct free kick. With 16 minutes on the clock, Allan fired home for Napoli, with a left-foot shot inside the penalty box. Genova's team scored their second goal of the game through Fabio Quagliarella, in the 27th minute, from the penalty spot. With this goal, Fabio Quagliarella reached the 10th goal of the season.  in the 33rd minute, Lorenzo Insigne scored the second goal for Napoli's team, with a right-foot strike, with Dries Mertens making the assist. It was his 10th goal of the season. After 39 minutes, Marek Hamsík scored the last goal of the match, with a right-foot strike, laid on by Dries Mertens.

With 77 minutes on the clock, Maurizio Sarri's team saw Mário Rui get sent off due to accumulation of yellows.

After the result Napoli are 1st in the table, with 45 points, while Sampdoria sit 6th place, with 28 points. Next up, Napoli's team will play away against Crotone. Meanwhile, Genova's team will host SPAL 2013.