GDANSK: Napoli brushed aside Sampdoria with a 2-0 win today after goals from Victor Osimhen and Eljif Elmas put the Serie A leaders back on the winning track.
The visitors got a penalty after just six minutes but Matteo Politano was unable to score from the spot.
Osimhen gave Napoli the lead after 19 minutes, however, when he got a toe on Mario Rui’s cross inside the box and sent it in, earning his 10th goal in Serie A this season.
Sampdoria’s fortunes unravelled further when Tomas Rincon was shown a red card for a reckless tackle on Osimhen in the 39th minute.
Elmas converted Napoli’s second penalty eight minutes before stoppage-time after a Sampdoria handball inside the box.