Fiorentina, without their striker Dusan Vlahovic and with ten men on the pitch for almost half an hour, could only draw 1-1 at Cagliari.
The Naples crushed the colista Salerno (4-1) and provisionally placed second in the standings while waiting for the last duel of matchday 23, between AC Milan (now 3rd) and the Juventus (5º).
The Neapolitans, rivals next month of FC Barcelona on the Europa League, They now surpass Milan by one point and remain four points behind the leader Inter Milan, who on Saturday won in discount 2-1 at Venice Union (17º).
The Brazilian John Jesus (minute 17), the Belga Dries Mertens (45, +4 penalty minutes), the kosovar Amir Rrahmani (47) and Lorenzo Insigne (53 minutes, penalty kick), recovered from an injury, got the goals for Napoli in this game.
Insigne reaches Diego Maradona in the third step of the historical scorers of Naples, both with 115 goals, behind Dries Mertens (144) and Marek Hamsik (121).
“I wanted to take the (second) penalty, but it was important for him (Insigne), we must not forget what he has done for us,” Mertens told DAZN about the future player of the Toronto (North American League).
Napoli’s dominance was almost absolute, monopolizing possession of the ball against a team that only scored in an isolated play through Federico Bonazzoli (33).
La Salernitana, without the Franck Ribery, French It was also very diminished in the second half due to the expulsion in the 51st Frédéric Veseli.
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For its part, the Fiorentina (6th), without their scorer Dusan Vlahovic and with ten almost half an hour, he could only draw 1-1 on the field of Cagliari (18th). The Tuscan team thus complicates its attempt to approach the zone of Champions League (Top 4).
The Spice, with confidence through the roof after his recent successes against Naples (1-0) and the Milan (2-1), continues its comeback in the standings (14th), thanks to a victory over the Sampdoria, with a volley of Daniele Verde (69).
His trainer, Thiago Motta, breathes more calmly after brushing dismissal at the end of 2021. However, the new coach of the Samp, Marco Giampaolo, is facing a delicate situation, his team is sixteenth with just three points ahead of the red zone of the table.
Torino (10th) and Sassuolo (12th) tied 1-1. Torino’s goal was achieved by Paraguayan Antonio Sanabria, but Sassuolo avoided defeat in 88, with a goal from Giacomo Raspadori.
Results of the 23rd day from Series A:
Hellas Verona – Bolonia 2 – 1
Genoa – Udinese 0 – 0
Inter – Unione Venezia 2 – 1
Lazio – Atalanta 0 – 0
Cagliari 1 – 1 Fiorentina
Napoli – Salernitana 4 – 1
Spezia 1 – 0 Sampdoria
Turin – Sassuolo 1 – 1
to be played
12:00 Ecuador, Empoli – Rome
14:45, from Ecuador, Milan – Juventus
Positions table
1. Inter, 53 points
2. Naples, 49
3. Milan, 48
4. Atalanta, 43
5. Juventus, 41
6. Fiorentina, 36
7. Lazio, 36
8. Roma, 35
9. Hellas Verona, 33
10. Torino, 32
11. Empoli, 29
12. Sassuolo, 29
13. Bologna, 27
14. Spice, 25
15. Udinese, 24
16. Sampdoria, 20
17. Union of Venice, 18
18. Cagliari, 17
19. Genoa, 13
20. Salerno, 10
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