Soccer: Napoli open up 16 point gap over Inter

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 13 - Napoli have provisionally opened up a 16 point gap over second placed Inter by beating basement side Cremonese by 3-0 at the Maradona ahead of Inter's trip to Sampdoria Monday night.
    Goals by Georgian dribbling sensation Khvicha 'Kvaradona' Kvaratskhelia, Nigeria centre forward Victor Osimhen and Macoednia midfielder Elif Elmas saw the Partenopei safely home against the Cremona side despite them not showing their usual flowing attacking brilliance.
    It was Osimhen's eight goal in six games and 18th in all in Serie A this season.
    If Inter win at Samp they will be 13 points behind Napoli, on 46 points to 59.
    Atalanta went third, on 41 points, after beating Lazio 2-0 at the Olimpico thanks to a wonder goal from Italy defender Davide Zappacosta and a tap-in from 20-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus H›jlund.
    Roma are fourth and AC Milan fifth, both also on 41 points, the same as Atalanta, but with worse goal differences.
    Lazio is sixth on 39, nine points head of Torino and Udinese in joint seventh and eight and ten clear of Juventus, who beat Fiorentina 1-0 at the Allianz Stadium with a goal from France midfielder Fabien Rabiot to stand on 29 points following their 15-pont deduction for for allegedly inflating earnings from transfer dealings in their balance sheets. (ANSA).