Serie A (Week 17) : Napoli beats Cesena 4-1
ITALY, Jan. 6, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 17: Two wins in a row for Napoli. After their 2-0 win against Parma on December 18, the Partenopei continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 4-1 victory over Cesena this Tuesday.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored dual goals
Napoli dominated the first half thanks to goals from Callejon ('29) and Higuaín ('41). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Partenopei further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Capelli '64/own and Higuaín '72).
Napoli remains in fourth place with 30 points from 17 games, tie on points with Lazio.
View : Full Serie A table (as of January 6, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 39 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 39 |
| 3 | Lazio | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Napoli | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Genoa | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | AC Milan | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Palermo | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Udinese | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | Inter Milan | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Empoli | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Torino | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Hellas Verona | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Chievo | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Atalanta | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | Cagliari | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 12 |
| 19 | Parma | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 10 |
| 20 | Cesena | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2014-2015
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Overview
AC Cesena
- Position: 20 -1
- Best performance of the season:Cesena 1-0 Parma (31 Aug.)
- Previous game:Sassuolo 1-1 Cesena (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Cagliari - Cesena (11 Jan.)
Napoli
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 6-2 Hellas Verona (26 Oct.)
- Previous game:Napoli 2-0 Parma (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Napoli - Juventus (11 Jan.)
Cesena
1:4
Napoli
1:4 (0:2)
- 6 January 2015
- 18:00
- Cesena
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 39 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 39 |
| 3 |  Lazio | 30 |
| 4 | Napoli | 30 |
| 5 |  Genoa | 27 |
Week 17 Results
| Monday 5 January 2015 | ||||
| Lazio | 3-0 | Sampdoria |  |
| Tuesday 6 January 2015 | ||||
 | Udinese | 0-1 | AS Roma | |
 | Parma | 1-0 | Fiorentina |  |
 | Chievo | 0-0 | Torino |  |
| Genoa | 2-2 | Atalanta |  |
 | Empoli | 0-0 | Hellas Verona |  |
 | AC Milan | 1-2 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Palermo | 5-0 | Cagliari |  |
| Cesena | 1-4 | Napoli | |
| Juventus | 21:00 | Inter Milan |  |