A solitary strike by Romelu Lukaku ensured Napoli defeated AS Roma 1-0 and reclaimed top spot in Sunday’s round of fixtures in the Italian Serie A, Afrosport reports.
Napoli started brightly and should have taken the lead under two minutes but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia failed to direct his header towards goal when set up by his captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
The breakthrough, however, came in the 54th minute as Di Lorenzo yet again burst into the Roma box and set up Lukaku, who tapped in to give his side the deserved lead.
Romelu Lukaku coming back to haunt his old side 👻#NapoliRoma pic.twitter.com/wrlij5PNwu
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Artem Dovbyk came close to leveling the tie, but his header came off the crossbar as Napoli saw reclaimed top spot, one point clear ahead of Atalanta, Inter Milan, Fiorentina, and Lazio all on 28 points.
In other Sunday fixtures, Genoa and Cagliari played out a 2-2 draw, Fiorentina handed Como a 2-0 defeat at Stadio Sinigaglia, Lazio defeated 10-man Bologna 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico while Monza forced Torino to a 1-1 draw.
