Napoli jump to top of Serie A with win over Monza

Napoli saw off lowly Monza 2-0 at home on Sunday to leapfrog to the top of the table with goals from Matteo Politano and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

After starting last season as champions and finishing a disappointing 10th place, Napoli have rediscovered their form this campaign, racking up four wins in six outings under coach Antonio Conte.

Politano sent the home side ahead in the 22nd minute when he drove in from the right before slotting coolly past the goalkeeper from a tight angle.

Georgian star Kvaratskhelia then settled the match just 11 minutes later when the ball bobbled kindly to him in the box and he emphatically slammed home from a central position.

Conte’s arrival to the club in the close season is already bearing fruit as Napoli sit top of the table for the first time since June 2023 — when they won the Scudetto.

But the former Italy boss dismissed talk of title pretensions, telling DAZN: “I have to look at the reality and that says we are very far from flying high.

“We’ve got to sweat it out game after game, like we did today where we had to sweat hard to earn those points.

“We can let the fans dream, but I have to keep my feet on the ground and realise there are teams ahead of us for many reasons. We are chasing them down and will try to do our best,” he added.

Napoli have 13 points after six matches, one point more than Juventus in second spot and two ahead of AC Milan, Inter Milan and surprise-packages Torino.

Earlier, Torino failed to regain top spot in Serie A, slipping to their first league defeat of the season 3-2 at home to Lazio.

Torino were always off the pace as Lazio took the lead in the eighth minute, former Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi striking from just inside the penalty box.

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