An Edinson Cavani brace against Atalanta helped Napoli to all three points in Serie A.
Napoli and Atalanta battled out a thriller in a Serie A match, with the home side winning by the odd goal in five.
Importantly for Napoli, Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani scored for the first time in eight Serie A matches – a goal drought that had extended for over six weeks.
The 26 year-old grabbed a brace for Napoli, first slotting home a penalty after just four minutes to open the scoring, and later shooting a powerful shot from inside the area from Goran Pandev’s pass after a Paolo Cannavaro own goal had equalised for Atalanta.
Denis brought the visitors level again, but Pandev secured the winner ten minutes from time to hand Napoli all three points.
Watch official Serie A highlights video of the game below.
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