Napoli beat AS Roma 1-0 in the
capital thanks to a Lorenzo Insigne strike to continue their
perfect start to the Serie A season on Saturday.
Second-placed Inter beat city rivals AC Milan 3-2 on Sunday
in a thrilling derby thanks to a hat-trick by Mauro Icardi.
Champions Juventus, meanwhile, suffered their first league
defeat of the season when Lazio came from behind to win 2-1 in
Turin.
"It's a special thing to score a hat-trick in a derby,"
said Argrentina forward Icardi.
Napoli and Inter face off in a top-of-the-table clash next
weekend.
"I expected a good start like this because we enjoyed a
strong pre-season.
"It was immediately obvious that we had been working well
together. However, we are still at the start and there is a long
way to go. We are happy with where we currently are and you
could say that things are going well for us.
"It was important to win today, because we have another
important match next week. We must put in a solid performance
against Napoli and try to get a result".
In Turin, a Ciro Immobile double won the game for the Rome
sky-blues, while Paulo Dybala failed to convert a late penalty
that would have earned Juve a draw.
Napoli have 24 points from eight games, Inter have 22, while
Juve and Lazio both have 19.
Fifth-placed Roma have 15 points and a game in hand.
"Results like these do us good because they bring us back
down to earth," said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.
"We'll focus on Wednesday to turn this negative result into a
positive (against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League).
"It's a very important match which could be crucial in
getting out of the group and we have to win it. Sporting play
football and defend well so we'll need to be very patient."
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