Napoli's Frank Anguissa celebrates his goal against Hellas Verona Napoli's Frank Anguissa celebrates his goal against Hellas Verona Napoli increased their lead at the Serie A summit to four points after easing to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Hellas Verona at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. (More Football News)huuugebet
Following Inter's win against Venezia earlier on Sunday, Antonio Conte's side produced a professional display to put them in pole position to claim this season's Scudetto.
Napoli raced into the lead in the fifth minute when Giovanni Di Lorenzo's effort hit the post and bounced into the net off visiting goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo.
twin spin slotThe hosts should have doubled their advantage soon after when Scott McTominay picked out an unmarked Frank Anguissa, but he blazed his shot way over the crossbar.
Romelu Lukaku then turned an effort from close range just past the left-hand post, before McTominay saw his effort deflect narrowly wide of Montipo's goal.
Napoli's dominance continued after the break and were rewarded for their perseverance through Anguissa, who sent a stunning strike from outside the box into the net.
“The final was really intense; the Chinese were breathing down our necks throughout the game and made it really difficult for us to create a clear goal scoring chance,” Harmanpreet said in a Hockey India release.
On Tuesday, deep inside Chinese Mongolia, the Harmanpreet Singh-led Men in Blue did just about enough to beat a spirited Chinese side. The occasion: the final of the Asian Champions Trophy 2024.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Seeks Napoli Transfer As Paris-Saint Germain Talks ContinueThough Verona did come back into the contest, with Alex Meret saving from substitute Grigoris Kastanos late on, the damage had already been done by Napoli.
Data Debrief: Clean sheets win titles
Conte has made a name for being a forward-thinking head coach during his managerial career, but Napoli's stern defensive rearguard this season has them dreaming of a fourth Scudetto title.
Napoli have now kept 12 clean sheets in the first 20 games in a single Serie A season for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign, restricting Sunday's opponents to just two efforts on target.
They have also won without conceding a goal in two home matches in a row in Serie A under Conte for the first time since the period between October and November 2022 (vs Sassuolo and Empoli under Luciano Spalletti).
Only against Atalanta (23 between 1956 and 1996) and Udinese (21 between 1952 and 1996) have Napoli recorded a longer home unbeaten streak than with Verona in Serie A (20 – won 15huuugebet, drawn five).