A goal by Stanislav Lobotka was enough for Napoli to earn three points at home to Sassuolo on Saturday.
The midfielder fired home on the volley from the edge of the box just six minutes into what turned out to be a tricky match, with the Azzurri digging in at the end to claim the points.
Napoli 1-0 Sassuolo (HT 1-0)
Scorer: Lobotka 7.
NAPOLI: Milinkovic-Savic; Beukema (Noa Lang 56), Rrahmani (Buongiorno 67), Juan Jesus; Di Lorenzo, Lobotka, McTominay, Spinazzola; Vergara (Mazzocchi 62), Elmas (Politano 56), Hojlund.
Coach: Stellini (Conte suspended).
SASSUOLO: Muric; Walukiewicz, Idzes, Muharemovic, Doig (Coulibaly 81) Vranckx (Iannoni 54), Matic, Lipani (Moro 89) Fadera (Skyellerup 81), Pinamonti (Cheddira 89), Lauriente.
Coach: Grosso.
Referee: Fourneau.
Booked: Vranckx, Iannoni.
