Cremonese 1-4 Napoli: Visitors score three times in last 14 minutes to move two points clear at top
Cremonese 1-4 Napoli: Visitors score three times in last 14 minutes through Giovanni Simeone, Hirving Lozano and Mathias Olivera to move two points clear at the top in Serie A
- Matteo Politano put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot in 26th minute
- Cyriel Dessers equalised for Cremonese two minutes into the second half
- Giovanni Simeone put Napoli ahead with a header from a cross by Mario Rui
- Hirving Lozano and Mathias Olivera scored in stoppage time to seal the victory
Napoli snatched back the Serie A lead with a 4-1 win at Cremonese on Sunday, helped by two goals in added time.
Atalanta had briefly taken the league lead after a 2-2 draw at Udinese earlier on Sunday but Napoli put themselves back on top with a two-point cushion after their resounding win in Cremona.
Napoli opened the scoring with a penalty in the 26th minute after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was clumsily tackled inside the box by Matteo Bianchetti. Striker Matteo Politano had no problem with his shot into the lower left side of the goal.
Giovanni Simeone scored Napoli’s second goal with a header from a cross by Mario Rui
Cremonese equalised two minutes into the second half when Cyriel Dessers got to a through ball into the box and hammered it in the net.
Giovanni Simeone put Napoli ahead again when he jumped to reach a cross from Mario Rui and headed into the net in the 76th minute.
Three minutes into extra time, Georgian Kvaratskhelia passed to an unmarked Hirving Lozano who scored from close range. Mathias Olivera finished off the match with a headed goal in the 95th minute.
Napoli, after seven wins and two draws in their nine matches, now have 23 points, two ahead of Atalanta.
Napoli opened the scoring with a penalty by Matteo Politano in the 26th minute
Cremonese equalised two minutes into the second half through Cyriel Dessers
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