Like a well-oiled engine, Napoli’s machine shows no sign of stopping. Their winning run is now 13 matches long and has been going on since early September! Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia ensured another Serie A victory for Napoli on Saturday afternoon as Sassuolo stood and watched the Nigerian and the Georgian dance to another victory.Osimhen gave his team the lead inside the opening five minutes when Kvaratskhelia pinged the ball towards the far post. The same duo combined again to double the lead with less than a quarter of the match gone. Khvicha added a goal to his two assists to all but ensured the victory that lifted the sky blues six points above second-placed AC Milan.If someone wishes to argue that today’s opponents weren’t good enough to give us a realistic benchmark about Napoli’s title chances – that’s fine. But scoring three first-half goals against the team from the top half of the table shouldn’t be taken lightly – even if Luciano Spalletti’s men did it seemingly effortlessly.The visitors from Regio Emilia had few chances, but whenever they got a sight of Napoli’s goal, goalkeeper Alex Meret was alert to keep out Armand Lauriente and Andrea Pinamonti.Matteo loves Osimhen so much that he doesn’t mind losing his job just to talk to his favourite footballerSpalletti subbed key midfielders Andre Zambo Anguissa and Piotr Zielinski before the hour mark, knowing that the job’s been completed for the day. It was a chance for Elif Elmas and Tanguy Ndombele to prove their first-team credentials. It’s fair to say that they didn’t exactly set the match alight. But with their dynamic duo on this sort of form, it’s almost irrelevant who else is in that team.As the match went on, it was the away side who tried to save a bit of pride with at least a goal, and they came close through Davide Frattesi, but Meret was equal to it.Nigerian in-form attacker Osimhen completed his hat-trick when he lifted the ball over the desperate dive of goalkeeper Andrea Consigli. It was the seventh goal for the former Lille striker – and the fourth consecutive match in which he’s found the net.It was a pleasant afternoon at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as the home crowd celebrated the 4-0 win of their team and another fantastic Victor Osimhen performance.SERIE A – ROUND 12SaturdayNapoli – Sassuolo 4-0 (3-0)/Osimhen 4, 19, 77, Kvaratskhelia 36/19:00: (5.10) Lecce (3.60) Juventus (1.84)21:45: (1.25) Inter (6.50) Sampdoria (10.0)Sunday13:30: (4.60) Empoli (3.70) Atalanta (1.89)16:00: (4.40) Cremonese (3.60) Udinese (1.96)16:00: (4.40) Spezia (3.50) Fiorentina (1.99)19:00: (1.54) Lazio (4.40) Salernitana (7.00)21:45: (3.70) Torino (3.30) Milan (2.16)Monday19:30: (4.70) Verona (3.50) Roma (1.80)21:45: (2.35) Monza (3.35) Bologna (3.40)***odds are subject to change***
