Serie A: Juve top as Napoli held

1474496409316

Napoli’s hot streak came to an end at Genoa as a goalless draw saw them surrender top spot to reigning Serie A champions Juventus.

Boosted by the goals of Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik, last season’s runners-up had stormed to the top of the Serie A table but they hit a brick wall at the Luigi Ferraris.

Marek Hamsik hit the bar in the first half with Jose Callejon enjoying a pair of promising chances after the break, but it was perhaps Genoa who should have won through a late Giovanni Simeone effort.

Juventus replaced Napoli at the summit by humbling Cagliari 4-0 in Turin.

Goals from Daniele Rugani, Gonzalo Higuain and Dani Alves and a Luca Ceppitelli own goal saw the Scudetto holders leapfrog Napoli, while the promoted Sardinians suffered a third straight defeat on the road.

Also hitting new …

continue reading in source www.skysports.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *