Tuesday 12 April 2016 20:35, UK
Napoli are back within six points of Serie A leaders Juventus after claiming a comfortable 3-0 home victory over bottom club Hellas Verona on Sunday.
The hosts were dominant from the off and had already hit the post twice when Manolo Gabbiadini put them ahead in the 33rd minute, converting a header on the follow-up after Jose Callejon's first-time shot was parried by Pierluigi Gollini.
Things then became even more difficult for Verona in the final seconds of the first half as Samuel Souprayen was sent off for a foul in the 18-yard box on Callejon and Lorenzo Insigne converted the resulting penalty.
Napoli - without top-scorer Gonzalo Higuain after he was handed a four-match suspension for his behaviour at Udinese last weekend - then added a third in the 70th minute via Callejon's close-range finish from a cutback by substitute Omar El Kaddouri.
Elsewhere, fifth-placed Fiorentina's chances of making the Champions League spots were dented once again as they suffered a 2-0 defeat at Tuscan rivals Empoli.
The visitors' winless run in the league extended to six games after Manuel Pucciarelli and Piotr Zielinski struck in the 41st and 88th minutes respectively, leaving them seven points adrift of third-placed Roma, who face Bologna on Monday.
At the other end of the table, Sampdoria swapped places with Udinese, moving up one spot to 15th and eight points clear of the relegation zone, following a 2-0 home victory over them.
A Pablo Armero own-goal just before the hour mark and 85th-minute Fernando strike sealed the result that leaves Udinese six points clear of the bottom three.
New Lazio manager Simone Inzaghi got off to the best possible start as his side won 3-0 at relegation-threatened Palermo.
Former Germany international Miroslav Klose scored twice to put Lazio firmly in control, with Felipe Anderson adding a third late on.
The match was marred by crowd trouble with the referee halting proceedings in each half after Palermo fans threw fireworks from the stands.
Torino beat Atalanta 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico, Bruno Peres netting in the 35th minute and Maxi Lopez in the 46th before Luca Cigarini's 82nd-minute reply.
The away side finished with 10 men after Marten de Roon was sent off having collected a second booking in the dying moments.
Torino are 11th, 11 points above the drop zone, while Atalanta are level on points with Sampdoria in 14th.
In Sunday's late fixture, Lazio saw off Palermo 3-0 thanks to a double from Miroslav Klose and a third from Felipe Anderson, leaving the Rome side in eighth.
