Serie A (Week 8) : Napoli beats Fiorentina 2-1
ITALY, Oct. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 8: After five straigth victories against Genoa, Carpi, Bologna, Inter Milan and Atalanta, the Viola lost 2-1 against Napoli.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Insigne ('46) and Higuaín ('75).
ACF Fiorentina remains in first place with 18 points from 8 games, one point ahead of runner-up AS Roma.
View : Full Serie A table (as of October 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorentina | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Inter Milan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Napoli | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
| 5 | Sassuolo | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Lazio | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Torino | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Chievo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Palermo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Genoa | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | AC Milan | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Juventus | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 15 | Udinese | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Frosinone | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Empoli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 |
| 19 | Carpi | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 5 |
| 20 | Bologna | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
Napoli
- Position: 4 +2
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 5-0 Lazio (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:AC Milan 0-4 Napoli (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Chievo - Napoli (25 Oct.)
ACF Fiorentina
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Inter Milan 1-4 Fiorentina (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Fiorentina 3-0 Atalanta (4 Oct.)
- Next game:Fiorentina - AS Roma (25 Oct.)
Napoli
2:1
Fiorentina
2:1 (0:0)
- 18 October 2015
- 15:00
- Naples
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiorentina | 18 |
| 2 |  AS Roma | 17 |
| 3 |  Inter Milan | 16 |
| 4 | Napoli | 15 |
| 5 |  Sassuolo | 15 |
Week 8 Results
| Saturday 17 October 2015 | ||||
| AS Roma | 3-1 | Empoli |  |
 | Torino | 1-1 | AC Milan |  |
| Sunday 18 October 2015 | ||||
 | Bologna | 0-1 | Palermo |  |
 | Atalanta | 3-0 | Carpi |  |
 | Frosinone | 2-0 | Sampdoria |  |
| Napoli | 2-1 | Fiorentina | |
| Sassuolo | 2-1 | Lazio |  |
 | Genoa | 3-2 | Chievo |  |
 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Udinese |  |
| Inter Milan | 20:45 | Juventus |  |