Despite conceding his fourth Serie A goal, Kevin de Bruyne suffered a broken wrist, which allowed Napoli to stop their downward trend and advance to the top of the table.
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When AC Milan and Pisa drew on Friday night, the leadership door was open, moving up 17 points.
Following a timely victory at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli are now one point clear of the leaders.
Napoli had been struggling, losing two of their previous three Serie A games, including a defeat against AC Milan, before coming under pressure with a 6-2 humiliation at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday.
In front of their own home crowd, they responded.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo was brought down by Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the penalty area after 33 minutes.
Before De Bruyne came up to convert the penalty, Mkhitaryan injured himself during the challenge.
The Belgian’s fourth league goal of his debut for Italy came in this one.
He had already converted a free kick and twice from the penalty spot.
The Belgian, 34, was helped off the field before play started and strained a hamstring after scoring.
After 54 minutes, Scott McTominay hit the ball from the edge of the box to double the lead.
Five minutes later, Lautaro Martinez’s cross was blocked by Alessandro Buongiorno, who had an arm blocked Hakan Calhanoglu’s reflexes.
After 67 minutes, Andre-Frank Anguissa added a third for Napoli.
Inter Milan could share the lead with Napoli in the race to earn a spot spot next to Roma when they travel to Sassuolo on Sunday.
Source: Channels TV
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