Serie A (Week 28) : Napoli beats Chievo 3-1
ITALY, Mar. 5, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 28: After their 1-1 draw against AC Milan on February 29 and 1-1 draw against Fiorentina on February 29, the Partenopei bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Chievo this Saturday.
Chievo opened the score in the score in the 2nd minute thanks to Rigoni Nicola, before Napoli regained the advantage with Higuaín ('6) and Chiricheş ('38). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Partenopei further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Callejon Jose in the 70th minute.
Napoli climbed to first place with 61 points from 28 games, tie on points with runner-up Juventus, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of March 5, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 35 | 61 |
| 2 | Juventus | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 61 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 59 | 29 | 30 | 56 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 53 |
| 5 | Inter Milan | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | 9 | 48 |
| 6 | AC Milan | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 47 |
| 7 | Sassuolo | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Lazio | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 36 | -2 | 37 |
| 9 | Bologna | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Chievo | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | Empoli | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Torino | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 32 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Atalanta | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 30 |
| 15 | Udinese | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Genoa | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 28 |
| 17 | Palermo | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 27 |
| 18 | Frosinone | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 53 | -27 | 23 |
| 19 | Carpi | 27 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 21 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 28 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 48 | -24 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
Napoli
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 5-0 Lazio (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli (29 Feb.)
- Next game:Palermo - Napoli (13 Mar.)
AC Chievo Verona
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Chievo 4-0 Lazio (30 Aug.)
- Previous game:Chievo 1-0 Genoa (28 Feb.)
- Next game:Chievo - AC Milan (13 Mar.)
Napoli
3:1
Chievo
3:1 (2:1)
- 5 March 2016
- 20:45
- Naples
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 61 |
| 2 |  Juventus | 61 |
| 3 |  AS Roma | 56 |
| 4 |  Fiorentina | 53 |
| 5 |  Inter Milan | 48 |
Week 28 Results
| Friday 4 March 2016 | ||||
| AS Roma | 4-1 | Fiorentina | |
| Saturday 5 March 2016 | ||||
 | Hellas Verona | 0-3 | Sampdoria |  |
| Napoli | 3-1 | Chievo | |
| Sunday 6 March 2016 | ||||
 | Torino | 12:30 | Lazio |  |
 | Atalanta | 15:00 | Juventus | |
 | Genoa | 15:00 | Empoli |  |
 | Bologna | 15:00 | Carpi |  |
 | Sassuolo | 15:00 | AC Milan |  |
 | Frosinone | 15:00 | Udinese |  |
| Inter Milan | 20:45 | Palermo |  |