Napoli crushed its guest, Juventus, 5-1, in the opening of the 18th stage of the Italian Football League, to move away from the lead by 10 points from its closest pursuers.
And it took turns to score five Nigerian Juventus, Victor Osimhen (14 and 65), Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (39), Kosovar Amir Rahmani (55) and North Macedonian Alif Almas (72). He scored for the losing team, Argentine Angel Di Maria (42).
Napoli strengthened its lead with 47 points, 10 points ahead of defending champions AC Milan, who are visiting Lecce on Saturday, while Juventus’ balance froze at 37 points in third place and is now under threat from Inter, who also hosts Verona on Saturday.
And pushed the coach of the southern club, Luciano Spalletti, with the trio Osimhen, Matteo Politano and Kfaratskhilia in the front line.
On the other hand, and with the absence of Juventus’ Serbian top scorer Dusan Vlahovic due to injury, Moise Kean and Czech Arkadiusz Milik filled the void, as the latter returned to face his former team for the first time after playing for him between 2016 and 2022.
Juventus also missed the efforts of Frenchman Paul Pogba, Leonardo Bonucci and Colombian Juan Cuadrado, due to injury.