Super-Lukaku gives Napoli a must-win

SSC Napoli secured a comfortable victory at the end of the 32nd matchday in Serie A – thanks in part to an outstanding performance from Romelu Lukaku.

14 April 2025

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Two assists and a goal: Romelu Lukaku almost single-handedly led Napoli to a 3-0 victory against Empoli on Monday evening. The Belgian striker set up Scott McTominay's opener with a powerful move on the halfway line, sending his Scottish teammate on his way. The former Manchester United midfielder was given too much space and slotted the ball low into the left corner from around 1 meters (0').

In the second half, the muscular striker finally demonstrated his killer instinct. After some fine work from Mathias Olivera inside the box, he quickly controlled the ball and fired it into the right corner of the goal (56'). Just five minutes later, Lukaku again provided the assist. From the right flank, he curled the ball into the six-yard box, where McTominay rose highest and nodded in off the crossbar to make it 3-0.

Napoli stays close to Inter

As a result, Lukaku now joins AC Milan's Christian Pulisic as the league's top assist provider (10). He is fifth in the goalscoring list with 23 goals, followed by Atalanta's Mateo Retegui (XNUMX). Meanwhile, Napoli kept pace with league leaders Inter Milan, which had already won 3-1 against Cagliari on Saturday.

Serie A, 32th matchday – the results

Udinese – Milan 0:4 (0:2)
Goals: 0:1 Leao (42nd), 0:2 Pavlovic (45th), 0:3 Hernandez (74th), 0:4 Reijnders (81st)

Inter – Cagliari 3:1 (2:0)
Goals: 1:0 Arnautovic (13th), 2:0 Martinez (26th), 2:1 Piccoli (48th), 3:1 Bisseck (55th)

Juventus 2-1 Lecce (2-0)
Goals: 1:0 Koopmeiners (2nd), 2:0 Yildiz (33rd), 2:1 Bashirotto (87th)

Venezia 1-0 Monza (0-0)
Goals: 1-0 Fila (72.)

Fiorentina – Parma 0-0

Hellas Verona – Genoa 0:0

Atalanta – Bologna 2:0 (2:0)
Goals: 1-0 Retegui (3rd), 2-0 Pašalic (21st)

Como – Torino 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: 1-0 Douvikas (38.)

Lazio – Roma 1:1 (0:0)
Goals: 1-0 Romagnoli (47th), 1-1 Soulé (69th)

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	32	21	8	3	72:31	71
2. Naples	32	20	8	4	51:25	68
3. Atalanta	32	18	7	7	65:30	61
4. Juventus	32	15	14	3	49:30	59
5.Bologna	32	15	12	5	51:37	57
6. Lazio	32	16	8	8	53:43	56
7. Roma	32	15	9	8	47:32	54
8. Fiorentina	32	15	8	9	49:32	53
9.Milan	32	14	9	9	51:37	51
10. Torino	32	9	13	10	36:37	40
11.Udinese	32	11	7	14	36:46	40
12. Genoa	32	9	12	11	29:38	39
13. As	32	9	9	14	40:48	36
14. Hellas Verona	32	9	5	18	30:59	32
15. Cagliari	32	7	9	16	32:47	30
16. Parma	32	5	13	14	37:51	28
17. Lecce	32	6	8	18	23:52	26
18. Venice	32	4	12	16	25:44	24
19. Empoli	32	4	12	16	24:50	24
20.Monza	32	2	9	21	25:56	15