Serie A round-up: Napoli crush Sassuolo to keep title hopes alive, Cagliari slump to loss at Verona

Napoli crushed Sassuolo 6-1 after a blistering start to the first half, while Verona won at Cagliari. Napoli’s central defender Kalidou Koulibaly scored first after seven minutes, before Victor Osimhen doubled the lead on 15 minutes.

Ad/> Hirving Lozano made it three in the 19th minute, and Dries Mertens put the home side 4-0 up two minutes later. Serie AEmpoli score three late goals in seven minutes to stun Napoli24/04/2022 AT 12:04 Mertens scored the first of the second half nine minutes after the restart, before Amir Rrahmani got the sixth on 80 minutes, and Maxime Lopez scored on 87 minutes, which was too little, and far too late.

Napoli remain in the hunt for the title as they are in third place and on 70 points, four points behind Milan who have a game in hand. Joao Pedro’s second-half goal was not enough for Cagliari to overcome Hellas Verona’s two first-half strikes as the Sardinians lost 2-1 on Saturday.

Antonin Barak scored after just eight minutes to give the away side the lead before Gianluca Caprari made it two just before the end of the first half. Keita grabs crucial goal to give Liverpool victory over Newastle Real win 35th title as Rodrygo, Benzema star in four-goal win over Espanyol Mino Raiola dies aged 54 After the restart Pedro notched what turned out to be a consolation goal on 57 minutes, Cagliari could not force an equaliser.

The result leaves Cagliari 17th, two points above the relegation zone, with Verona comfortable in ninth place. Serie AEl Shaarawy derails Napoli Serie A hopes as Roma cling to Champions League pursuit18/04/2022 AT 16:17 Serie ANapoli’s title hopes dealt huge blow after home loss to Fiorentina10/04/2022 AT 12:45