2018-2019 Italian Serie A
- Lorenzo Insigne (79')
Lorenzo Insigne goal helps Napoli exact revenge on Fiorentina
Napoli exorcised some of the ghosts of last season by beating Fiorentina 1-0 in Serie A action on Saturday.
When the two sides last met, Napoli lost 3-0 -- a week after beating Juventus in Turin -- and effectively handed the title to the Bianconeri.
Napoli also needed to recover from another 3-0 defeat, after losing by that scoreline to Sampdoria before the international break.
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Lorenzo Insigne broke the deadlock 11 minutes from time. Arkadiusz Milik sent a deft chip over the defense and Insigne side-footed it across into the bottom left corner.
Fiorentina had won their two previous matches.
It was a first clean sheet in four matches for Napoli, who let in every shot on target in their three previous games.
Game Information
Diego Armando Maradona
5:00 PM, 15 September 2018
Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 20,131
Italian Serie A Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internazionale | 32 | 26 | 5 | 1 | +60 | 83 |
| AC Milan | 32 | 21 | 6 | 5 | +26 | 69 |
| Juventus | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | +21 | 64 |
| Bologna | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 | +20 | 59 |
| AS Roma | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | +21 | 55 |
| Lazio | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | +7 | 52 |
| Atalanta | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | +21 | 51 |
| Napoli | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | +10 | 49 |
| Torino | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | +2 | 45 |
| Fiorentina | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | +7 | 44 |
| Monza | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 43 |
| Genoa | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -5 | 39 |
| Lecce | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | -21 | 32 |
| Cagliari | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -20 | 32 |
| Udinese | 31 | 4 | 16 | 11 | -17 | 28 |
| Hellas Verona | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -14 | 28 |
| Empoli | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -23 | 28 |
| Frosinone | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -23 | 27 |
| Sassuolo | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -23 | 26 |
| Salernitana | 32 | 2 | 9 | 21 | -42 | 15 |
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