JAKARTA - Napoli brought home the full three points from Genoa's headquarters in a series of matches in the second week of the Italian League, Sunday local time.
Launching Antara, Monday, Andrea Petagna scored the winning goal for Napoli after their lead which was opened by Fabian Ruiz was rewarded by the hosts through Andrea Cambiaso.
91' | Sostituzione per noi↩️ Mario Rui e Elmas↪️ Jesus e Gaetano#GenoaNapoli 1-2💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/x8OYf6EXj4
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) August 29, 2021
Two wins in the opening two games of the season provided a positive foundation for Napoli to navigate the era of Luciano Spalletti and they currently sit in third place in the standings with six points.
Meanwhile, Genoa, who suffered two defeats at the start of the season, is in 19th place in the standings.
Napoli were dominant with 61 per cent of possession throughout the game but they only broke the deadlock and opened the scoring in the 39th minute through Ruiz's long-range shot which nestled into the bottom right corner of the Genoa goal.
Home star Goran Pandev had a chance to find the ball against Napoli in the 56th minute, but the goal was disallowed after referee Marco Di Bello consulted with VAR and stated there was a foul in the attack process.
Genoa's effort to reply finally paid off in the 69th minute when Paolo Ghiglione's cross was perfectly completed by Cambiaso from the middle of the penalty box.
The goal sparked the aggressiveness of the Napoli players again and the result in the 84th minute Petagna was able to welcome Mario Rui's free kick with a sharp header.
97' | FINITAA #GenoaNapoli 1-2💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/UD4jl13wAV
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) August 29, 2021
Genoa came close to replying again in the first minute of injury time but Domenico Criscito's shot was just off the mark, while Lorenzo Insigne's Napoli finisher could still be read by goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu.
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