Napoli thumps Fiorentina to go top of Seria A

Napoli leapfrogged Atalanta to top the Serie A, following a comfortable 3-0 win over Fiorentina.

Goals from David Neres, Romelu Lukaku & Scott McTominay gave Napoli the victory at Stadio Artemio Franchi.

Napoli opened the scoring in the 29th minute, as Neres linked up with Lukaku, skipped around three challenges before firing past David de Gea.

Fiorentina thought to have had an equaliser through Moise Kean, but it was ruled out for a foul in the build-up.

The visitors doubled their lead within nine minutes of the restart. Matias Moreno brought down Frank Anguissa in the box, and Lukaku calmly sent De Gea the wrong way from 12 yards.

The Naples sealed the victory with the third goal in the 68th minute. A poor clearance from Anguissa’s cross fell to McTominay, who sealed a fourth straight win for his side.

Antonio Conte’s side are now ahead of Atalanta, who are not in action this weekend due to their Italian Super Cup.

Meanwhile, Napoli are on 44 points, three ahead of Atalanta.