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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen secured a 2-0 win for Napoli while Lyon lost 2-1 away to struggling Auxerre in Ligue 1.

“We are living a good moment, but nobody has the presumption to go softer and these are important signals for the future.” The 22-year-old Georgian continues to impress this season with 10 goals and nine assists in “We won the last few games [before Friday’s win], but there was less quality,” the Napoli manager, Luciano Spalletti, said.

Victory at Mapei Stadium made it seven Serie A wins in a row since a 1-0 defeat to Inter in their first game back after the World Cup, extending the ...

[#Osimhen]is the first Napoli's player able to score in 7 matches in a row in Serie A in the three points for a win era (since 1994/95). The Nerazzurri can reduce the deficit again on Saturday, though if they lose to Udinese then Napoli's incredible 18-point lead will remain intact for another week. – Since the beginning of 2023 only Osimhen (10 – nine goals and one assist) has played a part in more goals than Kvaratskhelia (eight – four goals and four assists) in Europe's top five leagues. – Kvaratskhelia (22 years and five days) has become the third-youngest Napoli player to score at least 10 goals in a single Serie A season after Attila Sallustro (21y, 154d) and Carlo Buscaglia (21y, 150d). – Napoli have netted 56 times in 23 league games this season, overtaking their previous high mark of goals at this stage of a Serie A season (55 in the 2016-17 campaign). Ahead of their first match of 2023, much of the talk around Napoli centred on a relatively tricky run of games to begin the year.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen scored first-half goals as Napoli opened an 18-point lead in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Sassuolo.

Osimhen could have scored again after the break. Armand Laurienté struck the post in response for Sassuolo before Osimhen took over. Osimhen hit the left post in the 27th, then scored in the 33rd, when he squeezed the ball inside the near post from a narrow angle despite facing two defenders.

Match ends, Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2. Second Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2. VAR Decision: No Goal Sassuolo 0-2 Napoli. Delay in match (Napoli). VAR c.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Rogerio (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Sassuolo 0, Napoli 1. Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Rogerio (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Attempt blocked.

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"The mood in the city is mad," says Romano. [South Korea](/soccer/team?id=451) international [Kim Min-jae](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157688/kim-minjae) from Fenerbahce and the Uruguayan defender [Mathías Olivera](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234881/mathias-olivera) from [Getafe](/soccer/team?id=2922), the latter of whom features as a strong squad player. "You can find die-hard fans in every country who follow every game and support the team in all possible ways, even if most have never been able to watch a single live game. ... They haven't won the Serie A title in more than 30 years ... Everything -- absolutely everything -- is about the title. Together, they have 26 goals (Osimhen leads the league with 17) and 12 assists (Kvaratskhelia leads the league with nine). How about the Macedonian 23-year-old [Eljif Elmas](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/237435/eljif-elmas), who often comes off the bench to create havoc? [who wrote about it in October](/soccer/napoli/story/4761809/napoli-reload-is-paying-off-in-serie-a-and-champions-league), Napoli's renaissance is an example of smart reloading, budget-saving and smart scouting. In the end, ownership began the process of getting the club out of Serie C and the support never disappeared. "Much of the success is thanks to their director Cristiano Giuntoli," says my good friend, the king of transfers and Naples-born Fabrizio Romano. [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111) and the two teams in Milan continued their winning trend. Less than three years later, thanks to a gradual rebuilding project, Napoli were finally kings of Italy as they won their first-ever Serie A title in the 1986-87 season.

How Napoli, the team of Diego Maradona and 'Kvaradona,' became Europe's best · Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen are creating havoc this season. Alberto ...

"The mood in the city is mad," says Romano. [South Korea](/soccer/team?id=451) international [Kim Min-jae](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157688/kim-minjae) from Fenerbahce and the Uruguayan defender [Mathías Olivera](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234881/mathias-olivera) from [Getafe](/soccer/team?id=2922), the latter of whom features as a strong squad player. "You can find die-hard fans in every country who follow every game and support the team in all possible ways, even if most have never been able to watch a single live game. ... They haven't won the Serie A title in more than 30 years ... Everything -- absolutely everything -- is about the title. How about the Macedonian 23-year-old [Eljif Elmas](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/237435/eljif-elmas), who often comes off the bench to create havoc? Together, they have 26 goals (Osimhen leads the league with 17) and 12 assists (Kvaratskhelia leads the league with nine). [who wrote about it in October](/soccer/napoli/story/4761809/napoli-reload-is-paying-off-in-serie-a-and-champions-league), Napoli's renaissance is an example of smart reloading, budget-saving and smart scouting. "Much of the success is thanks to their director Cristiano Giuntoli," says my good friend, the king of transfers and Naples-born Fabrizio Romano. In the end, ownership began the process of getting the club out of Serie C and the support never disappeared. [Juventus](/soccer/team?id=111) and the two teams in Milan continued their winning trend. Less than three years later, thanks to a gradual rebuilding project, Napoli were finally kings of Italy as they won their first-ever Serie A title in the 1986-87 season.

In-form duo Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen were among the goals again and Napoli opened an 18-point lead in Serie A with a 2-0 win at Sassuolo on ...

Armand Lauriente struck the post in response for Sassuolo before Osimhen took over. Kvaratskhelia, the 22-year-old Georgian nicknamed 'Kvaradona', continued to impress this season with 10 goals and nine assists in Serie A. However, his team showed no sign of conserving any energy for the Champions League clash.