Napoli had a chance to cement their Serie A top spot with a win over Lazio on Sunday night and they grabbed it with both hands. Three goals in the first 30 minutes were enough to earn the points – but it’s not to say that the visitors from the capital were totally inept. They were simply killed by the smiling Dries.Dries Mertens. 🔵🔝💣 #PorLasQueMueres ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/LgxBIQ8qTT— #PorLasQueMueres (@Salcedo_Hugo) November 28, 2021 Football can be such a wonderful game when you’re playing with a smile on your face. And that’s exactly how Napoli striker Dries Mertens played tonight against his old coach Maurizio Sarri. The pair have worked together for three years in which Sarri had managed his hometown club. And although Sarri’s Lazio has been annihilated by the experienced Belgian, he still has a lot of love for the eccentric coach.”Sarri does not have an off button. I think he sleeps one hour a night and he is always thinking about football. He taught me a great deal, he improved my life and I was happy with him, so I will always be grateful.”The Neroverdi are easily inspired by big-name opponents! Sassuolo humiliate Milan and their captainThe long-serving Belgian showed everything Sarri taught him with two well-taken goals after Piotr Zielinski’s early opener all but secured the win against the Romans who’ve had chances of their own. A lovely Luis Alberto volley from outside the box looked destined for the top corner, but David Ospina flew through the air to tip it away.It’s safe to say that Sarri didn’t enjoy his return to Naples. The same can be said about Lazio’s veteran goalkeeper Pepe Reina. The former Liverpool stopper spent four seasons as a Napoli player before moving on to Milan in 2018. He was under a constant barrage and had to be alert for almost the full 90 minutes.Napoli unveil a statue of Diego Maradona in the stadium that’s named after him 💙 pic.twitter.com/75K2jYxmhO— GOAL (@goal) November 28, 2021 Apart from a few half-chances, the second half was rather quiet. Around the stands, chants for the legendary Diego Maradona echoed and reminisced of the days when the Argentine brought Napoli their only Scudetto.There was still time for Fabian Ruiz to add the late fourth with an immaculate low curling shot. This was a night where Napoli could do no wrong. It’s easy when you’re smiling.SERIE 1 – ROUND 14FridayCagliari – Salernitana 1-1 (0-0)/Pavoletti 73 – Bonazzoli 90/SaturdaySampdoria – Verona 3-1 (0-1)/Candreva 51, Ekdal 77, Murru 90 – Tameze 37/Empoli – Fiorentina 2-1 (0-0)/Bandinelli 87, Pinamonti 89 – Vlahovic 57/Juventus – Atalanta 0-1 (0-1)/Zapata 28/SundayUdinese – Genoa 0-0AC Milan – Sassuolo 1-3 (1-2)/Romagnoli 21 – Scamacca 24, Kjaer 33 og, Berardi 66/Spezia – Bologna 0-1 (0-0)/Arnautovic 81/Roma – Torino 1-0 (1-0)/Abraham 32/Napoli – Lazio 4-0 (3-0)/Zielinski 7, Mertens 10, 29, Ruiz 85/
