Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli: Stunners from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen see table-toppers open up 18-point lead

Napoli increased their commanding lead at the top of Serie A to 18 points as sensational first-half solo goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen earned them a 2-0 win away to Sassuolo. The Georgian ran half the length of the pitch to net the early opener before Serie A top scorer Osimhen doubled their lead with a strike from the tightest of angles for his 18th league goal of the season.

Ad Sassuolo thought they had pulled one back through Armand Lauriente, only for VAR to deny the winger, and the chances kept coming thick and fast in the second half, when Napoli substitute Giovanni Simeone was denied a last-minute goal as VAR intervened with another offside call. Serie ANapoli win again as title procession continues12/02/2023 AT 19:08 Luciano Spalletti celebrated his 1000th career match as a coach with a result that sent his side up to 62 points, further extending the yawning gap to second-placed Inter Milan, who are on 44 points and face Udinese on Saturday.

Serie A table Serie A fixtures/results Serie A top scorers Spalletti resisted the temptation to tinker with his side too much, despite having a Champions League last 16 clash with Eintracht Frankfurt to think about next week, and the decision to stick with the deadly duo of Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen soon paid off. The Georgian notched an extraordinary opener in the 12th minute, picking the ball up on the halfway line, riding two challenges and finding a gap between a defender’s legs to slot into the bottom corner and notch his 10th league goal of the season.

Sassuolo almost instantly hit back when Lauriente’s shot struck the foot of the post, and Osimhen then saw an effort cannon off the woodwork as the chances kept coming in a high-tempo thriller. The