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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atalanta | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | +23 | 40 |
| Napoli | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | +14 | 38 |
| Internazionale | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | +25 | 34 |
| Lazio | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 34 |
| Fiorentina | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 31 |
| Juventus | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | +15 | 31 |
| Bologna | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 28 |
| AC Milan | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | +9 | 26 |
| Udinese | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 20 |
| AS Roma | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| Empoli | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| Torino | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 19 |
| Genoa | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -12 | 16 |
| Lecce | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -18 | 16 |
| Como | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 15 |
| Parma | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| Hellas Verona | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | -19 | 15 |
| Cagliari | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| Venezia | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 13 |
| Monza | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -8 | 10 |
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