Serie A (Week 21) : Napoli beats Samp 4-2
ITALY, Jan. 24, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 21: Five wins in a row for Napoli. After their success against Atalanta, Torino, Frosinone and Sassuolo, the Partenopei continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 4-2 victory over Sampdoria this Sunday.
Napoli dominated the first half thanks to goals from Higuaín ('9) and Insigne ('18 on penalty). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Partenopei further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Hamsik '60 and Mertens '79).
Napoli remains in first place with 47 points from 21 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up Juventus, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of January 24, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 47 |
| 2 | Juventus | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Fiorentina | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 41 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | AS Roma | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 35 |
| 6 | AC Milan | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Sassuolo | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 32 |
| 8 | Empoli | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 32 |
| 9 | Lazio | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 31 |
| 10 | Chievo | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Torino | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Bologna | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 26 |
| 13 | Atalanta | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 26 |
| 14 | Palermo | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 34 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Udinese | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 24 |
| 16 | Genoa | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 23 |
| 17 | Sampdoria | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 23 |
| 18 | Carpi | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 18 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 16 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 21 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
UC Sampdoria
- Position: 17 -3
- Best performance of the season:Sampdoria 5-2 Carpi (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Carpi 2-1 Sampdoria (17 Jan.)
- Next game:Bologna - Sampdoria (31 Jan.)
Napoli
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 5-0 Lazio (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Napoli 3-1 Sassuolo (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Napoli - Empoli (31 Jan.)
Sampdoria
2:4
Napoli
2:4 (1:2)
- 24 January 2016
- 15:00
- Genoa
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 47 |
| 2 |  Juventus | 42 |
| 3 |  Fiorentina | 41 |
| 4 |  Inter Milan | 41 |
| 5 |  AS Roma | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | Frosinone | 0-0 | Atalanta |  |
 | Empoli | 2-2 | AC Milan |  |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
| Fiorentina | 2-0 | Torino |  |
| Sampdoria | 2-4 | Napoli | |
 | Sassuolo | 0-2 | Bologna |  |
| Inter Milan | 1-1 | Carpi |  |
 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Genoa |  |
 | Palermo | 4-1 | Udinese |  |
 | Lazio | 4-1 | Chievo |  |
| Juventus | 20:45 | AS Roma | |