Berliner Boersenzeitung - Ruthless Napoli continue title march, Lazio second after derby triumph

Nigeria striker Osimhen took his league-leading goal tally to 21 with two towering headers in each half with Kvaratskhelia's 35th-minute penalty sandwiched between his attacking partner's brace.

Kvaratskhelia then laid on Tanguy Ndombele's first Serie A goal in the 68th minute following great hold-up play from Osimhen as Napoli took another step towards a first league title since 1990 in front of an army of fans in Turin.

It was their first away trip after the end of a two-month ban on travelling supporters following a motorway dust up with Roma fans in January.

"They are hoping, it has been so many years they have been believing and their support has been so good," Osimhen told DAZN.

"No one deserves this more than the Napoli fans... I'm really happy to put a smile on their faces."

The fans were on hand to see their team put in a typically dominant display which means at worst Napoli will be 18 points ahead of Inter Milan with 11 matches remaining, if Simone Inzaghi's inconsistent side beat Juventus in Sunday's big match.

Regardless it is only a matter of time before Napoli seal a historic title triumph, one which has come following a campaign of breathtaking football that has Osimhen convinced they can also win the Champions League.

They would have to come out on top of an Italian derby with AC Milan in the quarter-finals and potentially another with Inter in the last four to reach the final, but it would be hard to bet against a team which seems to have caught lightning in a bottle and then used it to fry everything its wake.

Once Kvaratskhelia rolled in his 14th goal of the season Torino offered up no resistance and dropped down to 11th, level on 37 points with Bologna and ninth-placed Fiorentina who won their seventh straight match in all competitions 1-0 over Lecce.

- Lazio's derby delight -

Lazio are Napoli's closest challengers awaiting Inter's clash with Juve thanks to Mattia Zaccagni's winner which ensured his team did the double over local rivals Roma.

A fiery derby clash was prefaced by tensions between supporters and police and a Lazio fan display quoting William Shakespeare's play Henry V.

But the on-pitch spectacle left a lot to be desired for much of the match, especially after Roger Ibanez saw red in the 32nd minute for two daft tackles.

Roma were without suspended coach Jose Mourinho and retreated in a bid to keep Lazio out, a tactic that suffocated the game until Zaccagni stroked in a fine ninth goal of the season in the 65th minute.

Seconds later the Roma fans amassed in the southern end of the Stadio Olimpico exploded with joy when Nicolo Casale accidently bundled the ball into his own goal at a set-piece.

But the Lazio fans, home supporters for this derby, had the last laugh when the goal was scrubbed off for Chris Smalling straying offside.

Fifth-placed Roma missed the chance to move into the Champions League positions and stay a point behind AC Milan who were beaten 3-1 at Udinese on Saturday night.

Earlier, Manolo Gabbiadini lifted Sampdoria off the bottom of Serie A with two goals in a 3-1 win over fellow strugglers Verona.

Samp are nine points behind Spezia, who sit just outside the drop zone and lost 1-0 at Sassuolo on Friday.

(T.Renner--BBZ)