In a decisive victory, Napoli established a three-point lead at the top of Serie A by defeating Fiorentina 3-0 on Saturday.
Goals from David Neres, Romelu Lukaku, and Scott McTominay propelled Antonio Conte’s team to its fourth consecutive win, bouncing back after facing two straight losses to Lazio in both the Italian Cup and Serie A the previous month.

Atalanta, which previously shared the top spot with Napoli, was absent from league action this weekend due to their participation in the Italian Super Cup held in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, defending champions Inter Milan, who sit four points behind Napoli, are preparing for their Super Cup showdown against city rivals AC Milan on Monday, delaying their league play until the following weekend.
Fiorentina, having lost three of their last four league matches, is currently in fifth place.

Napoli took the lead just before the 30-minute mark when Neres skillfully navigated through three defenders to unleash a right-footed shot from a challenging angle.
Shortly after, Fiorentina’s Moise Kean thought he had scored, but his goal was ruled out following a lengthy VAR check that confirmed a handball, leaving the original decision intact.

In the second half, Lukaku found the net with a penalty kick, and McTominay added a third goal by capitalizing on a defensive mistake.
Earlier in the day, a match between mid-table Empoli and relegation-threatened Venezia ended in a 1-1 draw, with Joel Pohjanpalo and Sebastiano Esposito exchanging goals before halftime.
Later, Udinese faced off against Hellas Verona in another league match.