Napoli became top of the Serie A after a 2-1 victory over Genoa at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris.
With Atalanta only in action on Sunday, Antonio Conte's side took advantage as first-half headers from Frank Anguissa and Amir Rrahmani lifted La Dea to the top of Serie A.
The Partenopei broke the deadlock after fifteen minutes, when Anguissa rose and nodded home David Neres' cross.
Just eight minutes later it was 2-0, when Rrahmani met Stanislav Lobotka's deep cross and headed a header over Genoa goalkeeper Nicola Leali.
The hosts responded six minutes after the break to halve the deficit, when Vitinha hit the ball back for Andrea Pinamonti to fire home.
Genoa later pushed for the equalizer. Substitutes Mario Balotelli and Caleb Ekuban were denied by Alex Meret, who retained all three points for Conte's side.
150 – Antonio #Conte won 150 management games in #SerieA tonight; The coach has a 71% success rate at #Napoli in the league, only lower than his rate at Juventus (73%) among the clubs he has managed between Serie A and the Premier League. Milestone.#GenoaNapoli pic.twitter.com/6f64T8AtpX
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) December 21, 2024
Data debrief: Conte records 150th Serie A win
Despite their best efforts towards the end, Genoa suffered their first defeat in eight games – and the first under Patrick Vieira.
As for the Napoli boss, Conte recorded his 150th Serie A win as manager. His 71% success rate at the Partenopei is only lower than his 73% at the clubs he has managed in the Italian top flight and the Premier League.
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