European football: McTominay strikes after 25 seconds as Napoli ease clear | European club football

Napoli’s Scott McTominay scored after 25 seconds and Romelu Lukaku and David Neres have been additionally on the right track as they beat guests Como 3-1 on Friday to increase their lead on the summit of Serie A.

Antonio Conte’s Napoli high the desk with 16 factors after seven matches, 4 forward of Juventus, who host Cagliari on Sunday.

McTominay opened the scoring when he fired the ball into the online off a publish from contained in the field after being teed up by a go from Lukaku.

Como created a number of alternatives, with Nico Paz firing a strong long-distance shot that struck the within of a publish earlier than deflecting away to security. They equalised via Gabriel Strefezza’s low, long-range strike that sailed via a crowded field into the underside left nook two minutes earlier than the break.

Lukaku restored the hosts’ lead from the penalty spot eight minutes into the second half after Sergi Roberto introduced down Mathias Olivera. Neres scored Napoli’s third within the 86th minute when he latched on to a via ball from Lukaku and transformed a one-on-one likelihood to sprint the guests’ hopes of incomes a draw.

Lukaku, who has battled to regain match health after becoming a member of the membership in late August, delivered a powerful efficiency with one purpose and two assists.

“I arrived late, however I’m already built-in, all because of my teammates, the technical workers and the followers. We have now to proceed like this, we’ve gained once more,” Lukaku, who will miss Belgium’s upcoming Nations League matches to proceed working at Napoli, informed Sky Sport Italia. “Now all of us go to the nationwide group after which these of us who stay right here will proceed to work and put together for the subsequent video games.”

Lukaku, who has three targets and 4 assists in 5 matches for Napoli, admitted the sport was removed from good. “We additionally had moments wherein, on the counterattack, we might have finished higher, however we’ve to overview these conditions to enhance sooner or later,” he mentioned.

A late personal purpose by Jesse Joronen gave Verona a 2-1 victory over Venezia. Gaetano Oristanio put Venezia 1-0 up within the second minute when he took benefit of poor defending to go residence a nook kick.

The house aspect replied seven minutes later when Casper Tengstedt completed off a pleasant transfer with a wise volley. Verona bought the winner 9 minutes from time when Grigoris Kastanos’ header was touched into his personal web by goalkeeper Joronen.

Newly-promoted Leganés drew 0-0 at residence to Valencia to increase the membership’s winless La Liga streak to seven matches.

Between them the 2 sides have scored solely 10 targets this season and there was little in the way in which of goalmouth motion in a poor recreation. There have been no photographs on the right track in an insipid first half and though Leganés pushed ahead within the second interval, the closest ithey got here to scoring was when Oscar’s shot ricocheted off the publish.

Marseille missed an opportunity to hitch Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain on the high of Ligue 1 after being held to a 1-1 draw by backside membership Angers 1-1 in a match marred by first-half purple playing cards for each groups.

The house aspect was handed an early benefit when Angers’ Lilian Rao-Lisoa was despatched off for a foul within the twenty sixth minute however Marseille’s on mortgage striker from Everton, Neal Maupay, was proven two harsh yellow playing cards in three minutes to depart 4 minutes later.

Marseille took the lead six minutes into the second half via substitute Jonathan Rowe. Farid El Melali bought his first purpose of the season for Angers to degree the scores with a lovely free kick after 54 minutes.