Serie A (Week 20) : Napoli beats Sassuolo 3-1
ITALY, Jan. 16, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 20: Four wins in a row for Napoli. After their success against Atalanta, Torino and Frosinone, the Partenopei continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Sassuolo this Saturday.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored dual goals
Sassuolo opened the score in the score in the 3rd minute thanks to Falcinelli Diego on penalty, before Napoli regained the advantage with Callejon Jose ('19) and Higuaín ('42). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Partenopei further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Higuaín in stoppage time.
Napoli remains in first place with 44 points from 20 games, a 4-point lead over runner-up Inter Milan.
View : Full Serie A table (as of January 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Inter Milan | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 40 |
| 3 | Juventus | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 18 | 39 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 38 |
| 5 | AS Roma | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Sassuolo | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Empoli | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | AC Milan | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Lazio | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Chievo | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 26 |
| 11 | Torino | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Atalanta | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 25 |
| 13 | Udinese | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Bologna | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 22 |
| 16 | Palermo | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | 21 |
| 17 | Genoa | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Frosinone | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 15 |
| 19 | Carpi | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 34 | -17 | 14 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
Napoli
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 5-0 Lazio (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Frosinone 1-5 Napoli (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Sampdoria - Napoli (24 Jan.)
US Sassuolo Calcio
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Sampdoria 1-3 Sassuolo (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:Inter Milan 0-1 Sassuolo (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Sassuolo - Torino (20 Jan.)
- 16 January 2016
- 20:45
- Naples
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 44 |
| 2 |  Inter Milan | 40 |
| 3 |  Juventus | 39 |
| 4 |  Fiorentina | 38 |
| 5 |  AS Roma | 34 |
Week 20 Results
| Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Inter Milan | |
 | Torino | 4-2 | Frosinone |  |
| Napoli | 3-1 | Sassuolo | |
| Sunday 17 January 2016 | ||||
 | Genoa | 12:30 | Palermo |  |
| AS Roma | 15:00 | Hellas Verona |  |
 | Carpi | 15:00 | Sampdoria |  |
 | Udinese | 15:00 | Juventus | |
 | Bologna | 15:00 | Lazio |  |
 | Chievo | 15:00 | Empoli |  |
 | AC Milan | 20:45 | Fiorentina | |