Napoli increased their lead at the top of the Serie A table after recording an encouraging 3-1 victory over Como, for a fifth win and one draw in their last six league matches.
Find out how it all unfolded on Football Italia’s live blog.
Napoli topped the Serie A table after six matches. Como were 10th after back-to-back 3-2 wins over Atalanta and Hellas Verona in the past two weeks.
After winning their last matches, neither Antonio Conte nor Cesc Fabregas have decided to make any changes to their starting XI.
It took McTominay just 25 seconds to open the scoring. He received the ball from Romelu Lukaku, took the ball in his hand to carry it into the box, then sent the ball to the left post to open the scoring early.
But from there Como had the best chances of the first half. Nico Paz was the most threatening player on the pitch and came close on several occasions, including a shot off the post from 25 yards after 33 minutes.
The visitors equalized moments before the break, Strefezza managing to slip between the legs of Alessandro Buongiorno on the edge of the area, who beat Elia Caprile and finished into the far corner.
Napoli regained the lead five minutes into the second half, thanks to a penalty won by Matias Olivera after an exchange with Lukaku just inside the Como penalty area. The Belgian mobilized to take the penalty and sent the ball to the center of the field, deceiving Audero for 2-1.
Conte’s half-time team talk seemed to have worked, as Como were largely neutralized in the second half, despite a promising first 45 minutes.
Kvaratskhelia made two decisive runs down the left flank with 15 minutes to go, but his first effort ended in a routine save for Audero, while the other ended in a missed free-kick.
Napoli sealed their victory four minutes before the end of the 90th minute. Another great action from Lukaku allowed David Neres to find himself one-on-one with Audero. The Brazilian made no mistake and found the back of the net from 12 meters.
Napoli will end the weekend on top of the Serie A table for the second week in a row, as they are currently four points ahead of Juventus in second.
End of match: Napoli 2-1 Como
McTominay (N) 1′, Strefezza (C) 43′, Lukaku (N) (p) 53′, Neres (N) 86′.
