On Wednesday, the first two matches of the 35th round were played in Italy.
Earlier, "Napoli" entered the battle against the mid-table team "Cagliari", who surged forward already in the second minute of the match. Maurizio Sarri's team gained an advantage at the very beginning through a pass from Faouzi Ghoulam, utilized by Dries Mertens.
"Napoli" dominated on the field, and Mertens, who has been in excellent form this season, scored his second goal right after the break, again assisted accurately by Ghoulam.
In the middle of the second half, the victory of the Southern Italian club was sealed by Lorenzo Insigne, so Diego Farias' goal did not change anything.
The victory achieved by the "Napoli" team allows them to at least climb to second place by tomorrow and maintain theoretical chances to win the "Scudetto". These hopes are still alive because the leader "Juventus" did not achieve victory in the Turin derby.
Although playing at home, the not strongest lineup of "bianconeri" failed to break through the opponent's defense, with Adem Ljajic scoring a goal before the second half even started. He managed to score a penalty kick, and the "Torino" team held firm against opponent attacks, despite Afriyie Acquah being sent off the field in the 57th minute.
However, in added time, "Juve" were saved from defeat by Gonzalo Higuain, who scored a goal after coming on as a substitute, with Miralem Pjanic providing the accurate pass from the bench, and the match ended with a 1-1 result.
Results:
"Napoli" 3 - 1 "Cagliari" [1-0] 2' Dries Mertens [2-0] 49' Dries Mertens [3-0] 67' Lorenzo Insigne [3-1] 90' Diego Farias
"Juventus" 1 - 1 "Torino" [0-1] 52' Adem Ljajic 57' Afriyie Acquah ("Torino") sent off the field [1-1] 90' Gonzalo Higuain
