Napoli push past Genoa
Gentiletti rather than the other way round.
Gentiletti also went off injured soon after, but the visitors had a strong start and Giovanni Simeone’s shot drifted just over the bar.
Faouzi Ghoulam almost curled in directly from the corner flag, then his cross found Koulibaly to volley wide from 10 yards and Marek Hamsik nodded a corner past the near post.
Eugenio Lamanna fingertipped a Lorenzo Insigne curler out of the near top corner. Genoa were under growing pressure and lost Miguel Veloso to a calf problem too.
One of Hamsik’s trademark long-range strikes was charged down, then on the stroke of half-time Insigne ran on to a Mertens through ball only to prod wide under pressure and Lamanna smothered a Giaccherini effort.
The breakthrough finally arrived when Mertens wreaked havoc with a mazy run and the clearance fell to Piotr Zielinski to smash into the far bottom corner.
Suddenly Napoli seemed revitalised and put together a flurry of chances with Mertens nutmegging Orban to test Lamanna and Amadou Diawara drilling the follow-up wide.
Oscar Hiljemark’s strike was too central to trouble Pepe Reina, but the hosts doubled their lead thanks to some sheer class by Mertens.
The little Belgian hooked a long ball, flicked it round Nicolas Burdisso and generously rolled across for Giaccherini to tap into an empty net for his first Serie A Napoli goal.
Leonardo Pavoletti came on against his former club, a shot charged down by Ezequiel Munoz, and Ghoulam’s free kick forced a flying save out of Lamanna.
Tomorrow Crotone-Roma ...................................... Palermo-Atalanta .................................. Sassuolo-ChievoVerona ........................ Inter Milan-Empoli ................................ Torino-Pescara ...................................... Sampdoria-Bologna .............................. Cagliari-Juventus ................................... Monday Lazio-AC Milan ......................................
Serie B
Yesterday Vicenza-Salernitana ......................... 0-1 Today Cesena-Bari ........................................... Frosinone-Carpi .................................... Novara-Cittadella .................................. Avellino-HellasVerona .......................... Benevento-Latina ................................. Brescia-Pisa ........................................... Pro Vercelli-Spezia ................................ Ascoli-Trapani ....................................... V. Entella-SPAL ...................................... Ternana-Perugia ...................................
Lega Pro A
Today Lupa Roma-Racing Roma ...................... Tomorrow Piacenza-Cremonese ............................ Livorno-Olbia ........................................ Renate-Viterbese .................................. Como-Alessandria ................................. Siena-Prato ........................................... Pontedera-Pro Piacenza ....................... Giana Erminio-Tuttocuoio .................... Arezzo-Lucchese ................................... Carrarese-Pistoiese ...............................
Lega Pro B
Today Sudtirol-Reggiana ................................. Tomorrow Modena-Ancona ................................... Santarcangelo-Bassano V . .................... Sambenedettese-Forli .......................... Padova-Gubbio ..................................... Pordenone-Maceratese ........................ Lumezzane-Venezia .............................. FeralpiSalo-Mantova ............................ AlbinoLeffe-Parma ................................ Monday Fano-Teramo ........................................
Lega Pro C
Today Melfi-F. Andria ...................................... Taranto-Foggia ...................................... Lecce-Siracusa ...................................... Messina-Catanzaro ............................... Monopoli-Paganese .............................. Casertana-Vibonese .............................. Juve Stabia-Fondi .................................. Tomorrow Akragas-Catania .................................... Matera-V. Francavilla ...........................
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