Napoli gamers rejoice their 1-0 win on the finish of the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Lecce on the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
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Serie A frontrunner Napoli wanted a late rating from captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo to safe a 1-0 victory over struggling Lecce at residence on Saturday.
Di Lorenzo, who had an earlier objective waved off by the VAR, bundled in from shut vary following a rebound of a header by Scott McTominay.
Antonio Conte’s Napoli moved 5 factors forward of defending champion Inter Milan, which hosts rival Juventus on Sunday.
Lecce remained one level above last-placed Venezia.
Di Lorenzo’s objective got here a minute after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia got here on.
It was Napoli’s fourth straight win. The 2023 champion hasn’t misplaced since dropping its season opener in August at Hellas Verona.
Napoli just isn’t taking part in in Europe after ending tenth in Serie A final season. Up subsequent, Napoli visits AC Milan on Tuesday.
Milan’s match at Bologna scheduled for Saturday was postponed as a consequence of heavy flooding in Bologna.
Atalanta moved as much as fourth by scoring 5 objectives within the first half of a 6-1 win over visiting Hellas Verona.
Mateo Retegui and Ademola Lookman scored twice and Atalanta captain Marten de Roon and Charles De Ketelaere additionally have been heading in the right direction.
Retegui boosted his league-leading tally to 10 objectives in 9 matches.
Amin Sarr pulled one again for Verona earlier than the break.
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