After going down just minutes into the game, Napoli stormed back with three unanswered goals, one from Jose Callejon and two from Gonzalo Higuain, to beat Sassuolo 3-1. Combine that result with a 1-1 draw by Inter Milan and Napoli now have a four point lead at the top of Serie A.
Sassuolo takes the lead early on but Napoli recovers
It was a stunning start to the game as Sassuolo scored within the first five minutes to take the lead. It all started when Raul Albiol brought down Nicola Sansone in the penalty box and the away team was awarded a penalty. Diego Falcinelli stepped up and shot the ball past Pepe Reina, who went the opposite way, and gave Sassuolo the 1-0 lead in Naples.
But Napoli struck back with an equaliser about 15 minutes later when Jose Callejon nodded a goal from Lorenzo Isigne's cross to tie the game up for Napoli. It was Callejon's first Serie A goal of the season and it could not have come at a more perfect time.
Higuain gives Napoli the lead for good
The goal seemed to give Napoli a new found confidence in attack and the hosts started to pelt the Sassuolo goal with shot after shot. Then the second goal came thanks to Napoli's main striker Gonzalo Higuain. Higuain found himself on the end of a Marek Hamsik and the Argentine did not miss from close range as he gave Napoli the 2-1 lead. That was the score at halftime as the two teams headed into the locker room.
Higuain finishes off Sassuolo
It was a more tense second half as Sassuolo began to show life in the second half while Napoli continued to attack as well. But the best chance went to the vistors.
Coming off a foul by Kalidou Koulibaly, Sassoulo had a set piece chance and the ball was swung in to substitute Lorenzo Pellegrini headed the ball just wide of the post as Sassuolo came so close to an equalizer
But then Higuain finished off the game for the hosts as he was able to slide the ball into the corner three minutes into stoppage time to finish off the game and seal all three points for Napoli.