Lukaku and Kvaratskhelia go wild, Napoli takes off: win in Sardinia

Lukaku and Kvaratskhelia go wild, Napoli takes off: victory in Sardinia

Third consecutive victory for Antonio Conte’s Napoli: the Azzurri team won away 4-0 at the Unipol Domus against Cagliari thanks to goals from Di Lorenzo, Kvaratskhelia, Lukaku and Buongiorno. The Parthenopeans are temporarily at the top of the Serie A standings on 9 points while waiting for Inter, while the Sardinians have to postpone their first win again and are stuck on two.

Napoli unlocked the match on 18' thanks to Di Lorenzo: his shot from distance, dirtied by a deflection by Mina, ended up behind Scuffet. Having acquired the lead, the Azzurri played with more confidence and came close to doubling the score with Lukaku. At halftime the game was suspended for several minutes due to scuffles in the stands, then resumed and almost Piccoli found the equalizer with a header for the hosts.

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In the second half Cagliari surged forward and made Napoli suffer, coming close to 1-1 with Luperto and Marin, Meret decisive, on the second occasion also with the help of the crossbar.

Then in four minutes Napoli closed it out with its stars: Kvaratskhelia, perfectly imbued by Lukaku, scored the double at 67'. At 71' è instead, the same Belgian bomber sealed the tris served by the Georgian, an impregnable right-footed shot for Scuffet. In the final there'è glory also for Buongiorno, who signed the poker served by the newly entered David Neres. At the triple whistle Antonio Conte exults: his Napoli begins to take shape.