Napoli on top, Lazio collapses with Genoa

Napoli-Sassuolo 2-0

Home victory for Napoli, which è confirmed at the top of the standings with full points.

In the second day of Serie A, Garcia’s men beat 2-0 Sassuolo by taking an immediate lead on 16’ thanks to Osimhen’s precise penalty. In the second half the doubling with captain Di Lorenzo (64’) after Raspadori’s mistake from the penalty spot. Sassuolo, in 10 from 50’, failed to react.

In the other postmatch, Genoa surprised everyone by defeating Sarri’s Lazio 1-0: Retegui was decisive, scoring with a tap-in from an area robber. The Biancocelesti, with two defeats in as many matches, are resoundingly last: the final siege was not enough to avoid the home knockout and the exit amid the booing of the Olimpico.

Juventus and Fiorentina both picked up just one point in their home challenges against Bologna and Lecce, respectively. Both Bianconeri and Viola thus moved to 4 points in the Serie A standings, which they had opened by beating Udinese and Genoa. The moods in Turin and Florence are forò decidedly different.