The battle for which team will end the round of games in the Serie A was one of the highlight going into the eight round of games with as many as three teams in prime position to be league leaders.
Napoli’s 3-1 win over Torino ensure that they will finish top of the league after the games unless Atalanta score seven unreplied goals against Fiorentina. That didn’t happen but they were able to go level on points with the early season pace setters.
Ademola Lookman ensured they went level on points with the leaders with his second goal of the season in the 59th minute. It ended as the match winner handing his team a 1-0 win preserving their unbeaten start to the season.
The Nigerian has been a revelation since his move to the team in the summer from RB Leipzig upon his return from a loan spell in England with Leicester City. So good is his form that he has kept the highly rated Jeremie Boga out of the team.
In 8 matches this season he has two goals and one assist. It could easily have been three if his goal against Monza wasn’t given as an own goal. The ball came off defender Marlon in the box denying the 24 year old the honour of claiming the goal.