Serie A (Week 16) : Napoli beats Parma 2-0
ITALY, Dec. 18, 2014 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 16: After losing 2-0 to AC Milan on December 14, the Partenopei bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Parma this Thursday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Zapata ('19) and Dries Mertens ('30 on penalty).
Napoli climbed to third place with 27 points from 16 games, 8 points behind AS Roma, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of December 18, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Lazio | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Genoa | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 23 |
| 9 | Udinese | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Palermo | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Inter Milan | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Empoli | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Torino | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Atalanta | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Chievo | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Cesena | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 8 |
| 20 | Parma | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 7 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2014-2015
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Overview
Napoli
- Position: 3 +4
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 6-2 Hellas Verona (26 Oct.)
- Previous game:AC Milan 2-0 Napoli (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Cesena - Napoli (6 Jan.)
Parma FC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Parma 2-0 Inter Milan (1 Nov.)
- Previous game:Parma 0-0 Cagliari (14 Dec.)
- Next game:Parma - Fiorentina (6 Jan.)
Napoli
2:0
Parma
2:0 (2:0)
- 18 December 2014
- 21:00
- Naples
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 39 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 35 |
| 3 | Napoli | 27 |
| 4 |  Lazio | 26 |
| 5 |  Sampdoria | 26 |
Week 16 Results
| Thursday 18 December 2014 | ||||
 | Cagliari | 1-3 | Juventus | |
| Napoli | 2-0 | Parma | |
| Saturday 20 December 2014 | ||||
 | Sassuolo | 18:00 | Cesena |  |
| AS Roma | 20:45 | AC Milan |  |
| Sunday 21 December 2014 | ||||
 | Hellas Verona | 12:30 | Chievo |  |
| Sampdoria | 15:00 | Udinese |  |
 | Atalanta | 15:00 | Palermo |  |
 | Fiorentina | 15:00 | Empoli |  |
 | Torino | 15:00 | Genoa |  |
 | Inter Milan | 20:45 | Lazio | |