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Roma moves two clear as Napoli stalls
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AS Roma maintained its perfect start to the Serie A season with a 2-0 win at Sampdoria on Wednesday and took sole lead of the table after Napoli was surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw at home to Sassuolo.
Two-time defending champion Juventus’ abject start to the season continued as it rallied for a 2-1 win at Chievo Verona, while AC Milan scored twice in the dying minutes to salvage a 3-3 draw at Bologna.
Mehdi Benatia scored his first goal in Italian football for Roma and Gervinho sealed the result. The capital club has won its opening five matches and moved two points clear of Napoli and Juventus.
“I’m happy with the win but what interests me more is seeing Roma succeed at the end of the season, not now,” said Roma coach Rudi Garcia.
Napoli had won its opening four matches, while Sassuolo was the only team without a point in Serie A and was still reeling from a 0-7 loss at home to Inter Milan last weekend.
Napoli took the lead in the 15th minute when a cross was cleared straight at Blerim Dzemaili, who lashed it into the bottom left corner.
Sassuolo had scored just one goal in its opening four matches and Simone Zaza was again the scorer five minutes later, firing into the roof of the net from a tight angle following a Jasmin Kurtic through ball.
And Sassuolo held on for its first ever Serie A point.
The result means that Roma is the only team still with a perfect record following its victory against Sampdoria.
Roma was struggling to break down a resilient Sampdoria defense and Garcia’s frustration got the better of him as he was sent to the stands 10 minutes after the break for his protests.
Benatia broke the deadlock 10 minutes later. Gervinho also scored his first Serie A goal after he was sent clear by Francesco Totti, two minutes from time.
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