Napoli are Top of the League Following Victory Over Cagliari

2024-09-16

"Cagliari is a very difficult place to play," Conte told Sky Sport Italia after the win. "The pitch was very dry, it was extremely windy and so you had to calculate the flight of the ball,” he explained.

Cagliari's upcoming fixtures include Empoli on 20 September, Parma on 30 September, and an away match against Juventus on 6 October. Meanwhile, Napoli will face Juventus on 21 September, Monza on 29 September, and Como at home on 4 October.

"We started well, the interruption for the fireworks and objects thrown stalled our momentum," he added. "Then we saw in the second half what we should’ve done better," referring to the game being suspended for several minutes.

Napoli scored first when Giovanni Di Lorenzo found the net after 18 minutes, thanks to an assist from Romelu Lukaku. Napoli emerged victorious with a commanding 4-0 win against Cagliari at Sardegna Arena, propelling them to the top of the Serie A standings after four games played. They now hold a slim one-point lead over Inter, while Cagliari finds themselves in 19th place.

In the 66th minute, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia increased the lead for Napoli with yet another assist from Romelu Lukaku. Just four minutes later, Lukaku himself got on the scoresheet, assisted by Kvaratskhelia.

Napoli kept the goals coming as Alessandro Buongiorno netted in the 90th minute, assisted by David Neres. This loss marked Cagliari's fourth consecutive game without a win.

Indeed, it was Cagliari's fourth game in a row without a win.