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Napoli gained 2-0 away to AC Milan on Tuesday to increase their lead on the high of Serie A to seven factors.

The guests struck twice within the first half by way of Romelu Lukaku and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia to seal their victory and put extra space between themselves and second-placed Inter Milan.

Hosts Milan have been rocked by Lukaku’s purpose, which got here within the fifth minute and was his fourth of the season, whereas Napoli by no means seemed again afterwards.

Antonio Conte’s aspect scored a second with an exquisite curling effort from Kvaratskhelia that killed the sport as a contest.

Milan did have an Alvaro Morata purpose dominated out two minutes into the second half after a VAR assessment for offside, however that was the closest they got here amongst a handful of respectable alternatives.

However league leaders Napoli have been capable of maintain on for his or her fifth consecutive league victory, which was additionally their ninth with out defeat. Milan keep eighth on 14 factors.

5 – Napoli have gained 5 video games in a row in Serie A for the primary time since February 2023 (eight on that case); moreover, solely Barcelona (10) have gained extra matches than the Partenopei (eight) within the top-5 European leagues this season. Path.#MilanNapoli pic.twitter.com/Uagx5xG983

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Knowledge debrief: Dominant Napoli are difficult for one more Scudetto

Tuesday’s victory places Napoli on 25 factors after 10 matches, which is sort of half of their whole complete (53) from the 2023-24 season.

The match was additionally their seventh clear sheet of their final eight matches in all competitions, whereas they’ve conceded the equal-fewest targets (5) in Serie A.

They’re unbeaten since dropping towards Hella Verona on the opening day and have gained eight of their 9 league video games since.