Serie A (Week 30) : Napoli beats Genoa 3-1
ITALY, Mar. 20, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 30: Three wins in a row for Napoli. After their success against Chievo and Palermo, the Partenopei continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 3-1 victory over Genoa this Sunday.
Gonzalo Higuaín scored dual goals
Genoa had started off well by taking the lead in the 10th minute with a goal by Venezuelan midfielder Tomás Rincón. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Partenopei nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Higuaín '51, '81 and El Kaddouri Omar '90).
Napoli remains in second place with 67 points from 30 games, 3 points behind Juventus.
View : Full Serie A table (as of March 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 55 | 16 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Napoli | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 24 | 38 | 67 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 31 | 31 | 60 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 32 | 18 | 55 |
| 5 | Inter Milan | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 55 |
| 6 | AC Milan | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 9 | 48 |
| 7 | Sassuolo | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 45 |
| 8 | Lazio | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Chievo | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | Bologna | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 35 | -5 | 36 |
| 11 | Empoli | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 36 |
| 12 | Genoa | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Torino | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Atalanta | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 33 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 48 | -5 | 32 |
| 16 | Udinese | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 45 | -19 | 31 |
| 17 | Carpi | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 28 |
| 18 | Palermo | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 51 | -23 | 28 |
| 19 | Frosinone | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 55 | -26 | 27 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 51 | -25 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2015-2016
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Overview
Napoli
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Napoli 5-0 Lazio (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Palermo 0-1 Napoli (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Udinese - Napoli (3 Apr.)
Genoa CFC
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Genoa 4-0 Palermo (17 Jan.)
- Previous game:Genoa 3-2 Torino (13 Mar.)
- Next game:Genoa - Frosinone (3 Apr.)
Napoli
3:1
Genoa
3:1 (0:1)
- 20 March 2016
- 18:00
- Naples
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 70 |
| 2 | Napoli | 67 |
| 3 |  AS Roma | 60 |
| 4 |  Fiorentina | 55 |
| 5 |  Inter Milan | 55 |
Week 30 Results
| Saturday 19 March 2016 | ||||
 | Empoli | 0-0 | Palermo |  |
| AS Roma | 1-1 | Inter Milan | |
| Sunday 20 March 2016 | ||||
 | Atalanta | 2-0 | Bologna |  |
 | Sampdoria | 0-1 | Chievo |  |
 | Torino | 1-4 | Juventus | |
 | Hellas Verona | 1-2 | Carpi |  |
 | Frosinone | 0-0 | Fiorentina | |
 | Sassuolo | 1-1 | Udinese |  |
| Napoli | 3-1 | Genoa | |
 | AC Milan | 20:45 | Lazio |  |