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African Confederation Cup 2014: play offs - 2nd leg - fixtures & results

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2013 champions: CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)

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STARS IN EUROPE - SENEGAL - CLUB - Koulibaly nets as Napoli lead Serie A

SSC Napoli Kalidou KoulibalyEmbed from Getty Images

 

ITALIAN SERIE A
WED, 20 SEPT 2017

Lazio vs Napoli 1:4

Goals for Lazio:
de Vrij (29' min.)

Goals  for Napoli:
Koulibaly (54' min.)
Callejón (56' min.
Mertens (59' min.)
Frello Filho (90'+2 min. pen)


Senegal's Kalidou Kalidou scored his first goal of the season as Napoli won 4:1 at Lazio to move top of Serie A table.

Napoli came from behind to beat Lazio to maintain their winning start to the Serie A season and go top of the table.

Netherlands defender Stefan de Vrij had given Lazio the lead before Maurizio Sarri's side roared back.

Kalidou Koulibaly, Jose Callejon and Dries Mertens turned the match on its head before Jorginho's stoppage-time penalty sealed a fine win.

Napoli have a maximum 15 points from five games, the same as champions Juventus.

It is 27 years since Napoli last won the Serie A title, when Diego Maradona played for the Naples club.

Mario Mandzukic scored as Juve won 1:0 again Fiorentina, who had Milan Badelj sent off.

Inter Milan, who were held by Bologna on Tuesday, trail the top two by two points while AC Milan are fourth after beating SPAL 2-0.

Both Milan's goals came from the penalty spot by Ricardo Rodriguez and Franck Kessie.

Former Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko scored twice for Roma in a 4:0 win against bottom club Benevento - their ninth consecutive away victory in Serie A.

Dzeko, top scorer in Serie A last season, has five goals in four games this term.

Roma are seventh in the table but have a game in hand over the teams above them.

 

 

21 Sep 2017
(BBC Sport UK)

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