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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napoli | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | +21 | 50 |
| Internazionale | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | +33 | 47 |
| Atalanta | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | +22 | 43 |
| Lazio | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | +9 | 39 |
| Juventus | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | +17 | 37 |
| Fiorentina | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | +12 | 33 |
| Bologna | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 33 |
| AC Milan | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | +8 | 31 |
| AS Roma | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 27 |
| Udinese | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 26 |
| Torino | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 23 |
| Genoa | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -12 | 23 |
| Como | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 22 |
| Cagliari | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 21 |
| Empoli | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 20 |
| Parma | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -10 | 20 |
| Lecce | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -21 | 20 |
| Hellas Verona | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | -23 | 19 |
| Venezia | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 15 |
| Monza | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
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