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24 Jan 2016
Napoli strengthen Serie A lead

Serie A leaders Napoli have gone five points clear after holding off a spirited Sampdoria side to earn their fifth successive league win.

Maurizio Sarri's side, who are chasing a first Scudetto since 1990, completely controlled the match throughout.

Argentina striker Gonzalo Higuain fired the visitors ahead with his 21st league goal of the season after pouncing on Edgar Barreto's sloppy backpass.

Sampdoria midfielder Barreto then conceded a penalty which allowed Lorenzo Insigne to double Napoli's lead from the spot.

The visitors continued to slice open the home defence regularly without adding a third, allowing Sampdoria to halve the deficit on the verge of half-time when Joaquin Correa stroked in Carlos Carbonero's square pass.

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Diego Maradona - here challenging Carlo Ancelotti - was paying for Napoli the last time they won the Italian league title

But the hosts' task was made even harder when veteran full-back Mattia Cassani was sent off for a second booking just before the hour.

Within seconds they suffered further punishment, Napoli skipper Marek Hamsik weaving his way through the defence and poking in his fourth goal in four league matches for a 3-1 lead.

Sampdoria again moved back within a goal when Eder headed in Ricardo Alvarez's cross, only for Belgium midfielder Dries Mertens to drill in the fourth for Napoli.

Second-placed Juventus will move back to within two points of Napoli by beating Roma in Turin later on Sunday.

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (6)

Sampdoria

  • 02 Viviano
  • 05 Cassani Dismissed after an earlier booking
  • 04 Moisander
  • 87 Zukanovic
  • 19 Regini
  • 08 Barreto (Álvarez - 56' )
  • 07 Fernando Booked
  • 77 Carbonero
  • 10 Correa (Ivan - 80' )
  • 23 Citadin Martins
  • 99 Cassano (Dodô - 65' )

Substitutes

  • 01 Puggioni
  • 09 Rodriguez
  • 11 Dodô
  • 13 Miguel Pereira
  • 17 Palombo
  • 20 Krsticic
  • 24 Muriel
  • 25 Álvarez
  • 26 Silvestre
  • 57 Brignoli
  • 95 Ivan

Napoli

  • 25 Reina
  • 02 Hysaj
  • 33 Albiol
  • 26 Koulibaly
  • 31 Ghoulam (Strinic - 71' )
  • 05 Marques Loureiro
  • 08 Frello Filho Booked
  • 17 Hamsik
  • 07 Callejón (El Kaddouri - 84' )
  • 09 Higuaín
  • 24 Insigne (Mertens - 75' )

Substitutes

  • 01 Barbosa
  • 03 Strinic
  • 06 Valdifiori
  • 11 Maggio
  • 14 Mertens
  • 19 López Silva
  • 21 Chiriches
  • 22 Vasconcellos Ferreira
  • 23 Gabbiadini
  • 77 El Kaddouri
  • 94 Chalobah
  • 96 Luperto
Ref: Daniele Orsato

Match Stats

Shots

8 23

On target

4 9

Corners

7 3

Fouls

14 12

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Sampdoria 2, Napoli 4.

90:00 +3:52 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Sampdoria 2, Napoli 4.

90:00 +1:42

Attempt missed. Omar El Kaddouri (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.

88:31

Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).

88:31

Éder (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

88:16

Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.

87:18

Omar El Kaddouri (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87:18

Foul by Éder (Sampdoria).

86:23

Offside, Napoli. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Dries Mertens is caught offside.

85:42

Attempt missed. Éder (Sampdoria) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.

84:15

Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

84:13

Attempt saved. Omar El Kaddouri (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan.

83:35 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Napoli. Omar El Kaddouri replaces José Callejón.

81:44

Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.

81:44

Foul by Carlos Carbonero (Sampdoria).

79:56 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Sampdoria. David Ivan replaces Joaquin Correa.

78:51 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Sampdoria 2, Napoli 4. Dries Mertens (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Callejón.

78:20

Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorginho.

77:02

Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

75:00 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne.

74:04

Attempt saved. Ivan Strinic (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.

73:21

Hand ball by Vasco Regini (Sampdoria).

72:05 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Sampdoria 2, Napoli 3. Éder (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Álvarez with a cross following a corner.

71:43

Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.

70:21 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Napoli. Ivan Strinic replaces Faouzi Ghoulam.

69:47

Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ricardo Álvarez.

69:04

Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Allan.

66:50

Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66:50

Foul by Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria).

64:39 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Sampdoria. Dodô replaces Antonio Cassano.

64:07

Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jorginho.

61:16

Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.

60:34

Attempt saved. Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

59:23 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Sampdoria 1, Napoli 3. Marek Hamsik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.

58:10 Dismissal

Dismissal Second yellow card to Mattia Cassani (Sampdoria) for a bad foul.

57:56

Foul by Mattia Cassani (Sampdoria).

57:56

Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.

56:41

Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.

55:04 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Sampdoria. Ricardo Álvarez replaces Edgar Barreto.

52:58

Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Mattia Cassani.

52:02

Foul by Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli).

52:02

Ervin Zukanovic (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49:54

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

49:13

Delay in match Emiliano Viviano (Sampdoria) because of an injury.

45:00

Second Half begins Sampdoria 1, Napoli 2.

45:00 +2:35 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Sampdoria 1, Napoli 2.

45:00 +2:11

Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jorginho following a set piece situation.

45:00 +1:20 Booking

Booking Fernando (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45:00 +0:57

Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45:00 +0:57

Foul by Fernando (Sampdoria).

44:44 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Sampdoria 1, Napoli 2. Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Carbonero.

43:52

Attempt missed. Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Éder.

42:50

Attempt saved. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón.

42:40

Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín.

41:15

Offside, Sampdoria. Mattia Cassani tries a through ball, but Antonio Cassano is caught offside.

40:40

Offside, Sampdoria. Antonio Cassano tries a through ball, but Carlos Carbonero is caught offside.

40:15

Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).

40:15

Antonio Cassano (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.

39:45

Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

39:04

Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

39:04

Dangerous play by Fernando (Sampdoria).

36:15

Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.

35:11

Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.

35:11

Foul by Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli).

33:29

Attempt blocked. Vasco Regini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Cassano with a headed pass.

33:10

Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Marek Hamsik.

32:40

Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Kalidou Koulibaly.

31:08

Attempt blocked. Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Éder.

30:20

Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Allan.

26:58

Vasco Regini (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

26:58

Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).

26:03 Booking

Booking Mattia Cassani (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

26:01

Hand ball by Mattia Cassani (Sampdoria).

25:15

Foul by Ervin Zukanovic (Sampdoria).

25:15

Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23:52

Offside, Sampdoria. Mattia Cassani tries a through ball, but Antonio Cassano is caught offside.

22:13

Offside, Napoli. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Elseid Hysaj is caught offside.

21:45

Fernando (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

21:45

Foul by Allan (Napoli).

21:19

Hand ball by Allan (Napoli).

20:48

Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Callejón.

19:09

Foul by Edgar Barreto (Sampdoria).

19:09

Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

18:32

Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.

17:45 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 2. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

16:42

Penalty conceded by Edgar Barreto (Sampdoria) after a foul in the penalty area.

16:42

Penalty Napoli. Raúl Albiol draws a foul in the penalty area.

16:07

Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ervin Zukanovic.

16:05

Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.

15:21

Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Raúl Albiol.

14:56

Attempt missed. Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.

14:15

Foul by Fernando (Sampdoria).

14:15

Allan (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

13:38

Attempt saved. Éder (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando.

12:30 Booking

Booking Jorginho (Napoli) is shown the yellow card.

12:21

Foul by Jorginho (Napoli).

12:21

Vasco Regini (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

10:55

Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.

10:55

Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).

8:22 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Sampdoria 0, Napoli 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

7:16

Foul by Jorginho (Napoli).

7:16

Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

6:55

Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).

6:55

Fernando (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

5:25

Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli).

5:25

Joaquin Correa (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

4:23

Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.

4:23

Foul by Edgar Barreto (Sampdoria).

3:23

Attempt missed. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by José Reina.

2:58

Foul by Éder (Sampdoria).

2:58

Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

0:37

Offside, Sampdoria. Ervin Zukanovic tries a through ball, but Éder is caught offside.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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