In the 17th round of Serie A, “Napoli” won an away victory over “Sampdoria” (2:0) after a match dominated by Luciano Spalletti’s side.

Players from Naples and the joy of a goalPhoto: Francesco Scaccianoce/LiveMedia/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

Napoli is 8 points ahead of the champion Milan

The guests could have opened the scoring in the 6th minute, but Matteo Politano shot from 11 meters.

Serie A top scorer Viktor Osihen scored the only goal of the game (19th minute) from Mario Rui’s pass.

Sampdoria were also down in the 39th minute when Tomas Rincón saw a red card.

Also, in the second half, the Neapolitans took the second penalty (81st minute), and the Macedonian Elif Elmas performed flawlessly, setting the final score.

Results of stage #17

Fiorentina – Sassuolo 2-1

Juventus – Udinese 1-0

Monza – Inter 2-2

Salerno – Torino 1-1

Lazio – Empoli 2-2

Spezia – Lecce 0-0

Program of stage No. 17

January 8

21:45 Milan – Roma

January 9

19:30 Verona – Cremonese

21:45 Bologna – Atalanta

Series A standings:

1. Naples 44p (17 mj)

2. Juventus 37p (17 mj)

3. “Milan” 36p (16 mJ)

4. Inter 34p (17 mJ)

5. Lazio 31p (17 mj)

6. AS Roma 30p (16 mJ)