Napoli overtakes Genoa and stays top of the table: 2-1 at the Maradona Stadium.“

NAPLES – Conte's team is top of the table, struggling at the start but then defeating Genoa 2-1 to take the three points.
Napoli began to put Genoa under pressure right away. Conte's men had plenty of chances in the first 45 minutes, but they couldn't really trouble Leali. Napoli was determined to take home the three points against the Rossoblu, who were trying to contain the Neapolitans' offensive and react when necessary. And the strategy paid off.
The match became an uphill battle for the home team, who conceded a goal in the 34th minute from Ekhator, who received the ball on the right flank and back-heeled it into the net past Milinkovic-Savic, who could do nothing.
It was easy to imagine that it wouldn't be a walk in the park, considering Genoa have always given Maradona a hard time; the last time the Azzurri won at home against the Rossoblù was in 2022.
But Conte isn't having it and makes his voice heard. The three points are a must to stay at the top of the league. The players know this well, and so in the 57th minute, Frank Anguissa capitalizes on a rebound in the box, dives for the ball, and heads it into the opponent's net. Maradona explodes, the Azzurri equalize, and the game resumes at a different pace.
The following minutes were a vivid representation of a real Azzurri siege in Vieira's team's half of the pitch and culminated in the 75th minute when, after a direct shot on goal by Anguissa, the Rossoblu number 1, Leali, parried the ball but the ball was recovered by Hojlund who left no chance and scored the goal to give the lead.
Anguissa and Hojlund were among the best players on the pitch, but the Azzurri's performances changed with the introduction of De Bruyne. Napoli secured the three points with five wins out of six matches and 15 points. Napoli is holding onto its position at the top of the Serie A table. Antonio Conte said in his press conference: "We struggled more in the first half, but then the team showed great spirit and didn't succumb to negativity," Conte said in the press conference. "Politano had a muscle strain, while Lobotka had a bit of pain in the splits, that's all."“