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– Napoli maintain their perfect start with a 4-0 win away at Udinese, climbing to the top of the table.
– Victor Osimhen opened the scoring after just 24 minutes, but Napoli’s goal was all about Lorenzo Insigne.
– The Azzurri captain sprinted down the left flank and beat Marco Silvestri with a lob, but Osimhen helped it in, touching the ball just before it crossed the line.
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– Luciano Spalletti’s side made it look so easy despite facing an unbeaten team before tonight’s meeting.
– Fabian Ruiz hit the post with a sided-foot effort from long range. Amir Rahmani doubled the Partenopei’s lead just before the break heading the ball inside an empty net from a corner kick action.
– The Azzurri dominated the game, creating even more goal-scoring opportunities in the second half.
– Koulibaly had a shot saved by Silvestri before finding the net from another set-piece.
– Insigne put the cross in, Fabian Ruiz found the defender in the space so Koulibaly could score a scorcher at the far post.
– Silvestri prevented André Zambo Anguissa from scoring his first goal in a Napoli shirt and Hirving Lozano finished the job for the Azzurri with a curler from inside the box into the far post.
– There was time for a chance for Udinese, but David Ospina palmed Ignacio Pussetto’s shot wide.
– For the first time in their history, Napoli won the first four Serie A games. They will travel to the Stadio Ferraris to face Genoa on Thursday before hosting Walter Mazzarri’s Cagliari on Sunday.
