Conte: Prayers not enough for Napoli title win
Napoli are the surprise early pacesetters in Serie A this season, but if they are to remain on top then work is required more than prayers, manager Antonio Conte said.
Napoli are the surprise early pacesetters in Serie A this season, but if they are to remain on top then work is required more than prayers, manager Antonio Conte said.
Juventus twice came from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Parma on Wednesday, maintaining their unbeaten record but dropping to fourth in the Serie A standings.
Davide Frattesi scored twice and Lautaro Martínez added a third as Inter Milan eased to a 3-0 win at Empoli on Wednesday, closing the gap with Serie A leaders Napoli to four points after the home side had a man sent off.
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Napoli's Romelu Lukaku and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck first-half goals to earn a 2-0 win at AC Milan on Tuesday and stretch their side's lead at the top of Serie A to seven points.
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A second-half goal from Giovanni Di Lorenzo was enough to earn Napoli a 1-0 win over struggling Lecce on Saturday, and the home side extended their unbeaten run to eight games to stretch their lead at the top of the Serie A standings.
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Inter Milan secured a 1-0 victory at AS Roma on Sunday, courtesy of a second-half goal from Lautaro Martinez in a tightly contested Serie A match.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's penalty was the difference between the sides as Napoli laboured to a 1-0 win at Empoli on Sunday to extend their lead at the top of the Serie A standings.
AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca praised Christian Pulisic's all-round performance as his side beat Udinese 1-0 on Saturday despite being down to 10 men for more than an hour.
An own goal by Lazio defender Mario Gila gave Juventus a 1-0 home win in Serie A on Saturday after visiting Lazio side were reduced to 10 men midway through the first half.
Paul Pogba's hopes of playing for Juventus again took a hit on Saturday when the club's director Cristiano Giuntoli said that the Serie A side are complete without him.
Ten-man AC Milan held on to secure a 1-0 home win over Udinese on Saturday with an early goal from Samuel Chukwueze after midfielder Tijjani Reijnders was sent off in the rainy Serie A clash.
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TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Napoli | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 25 |
Internazionale | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | +11 | 21 |
Atalanta | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +12 | 19 |
Fiorentina | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +12 | 19 |
Lazio | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 19 |
Juventus | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | +10 | 18 |
Udinese | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
AC Milan | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 14 |
Torino | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
AS Roma | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
Bologna | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Empoli | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
Parma | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
Hellas Verona | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 9 |
Como | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
Cagliari | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 9 |
Monza | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
Venezia | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
Lecce | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -15 | 8 |
Genoa | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -14 | 6 |