Serie A LIVE - Salernitana host Napoli with reigning champions looking to close gap on leaders Inter

Giacomo Raspadori scored his third goal in three games as Napoli earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over Salernitana in Serie A.

After a lively opening from both sides, the reigning Scudetto champions took the lead when Slav Lobotka's through ball found Raspadori who lashed the ball into the top corner.

Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa then kept his side with a string of brilliant saves to deny Raspadori on two occasions and Matteo Politano.

Filipo Inzaghi's side created some decent openings of their own with Lorenzo Pirola forcing a good save with a header from a corner.

The second half was a similar story with Rudy Garcia's men dominating and they came agonisingly close to a second when Politano's shot from distance clipped the crossbar.

And Ochoa kept out Zielinski stinging shot from the edge of the area after a corner.

The home side made three late changes but Napoli sealed victory throgh substitute Eljif Elmas's curling effort into the bottom corner.

The win for Garcia's side sees them climb into the top four while Salernitana remain rock bottom.

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Napoli win 2-0 courtesy of Raspadori and Elmas's goals to move into the top 4 while Salernitana remain bottom.

Salernitana have offered little in this second half as an attacking threat, despite the subs, after a lively opening.

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Simeone fires wide but he was offside.

Di Lorenzo is booked for bringing down Kastanos.

Cajuste on for Zielinski for the visitors.

Napoli break, Elmas cuts inside and scores with a curling effort into the bottom corner.

Botheim comes on for Mazzocchi for Salernitana

Simeone, Diego's son, shrugs off two tackles and then scuffs his shot wide.

Politano off, Lindstrom on.

Candreva off, Kastanos on for the home side.

Pippo Inzaghi is shown a yellow for stepping outside the technical area.

Good run from Bohinen to earn a Salernitana free kick from Anguissa's challenge. The set piece comes to nothing.

Daniliuc, Bohinen and Stewart on for Salernitana.

Elmas and Simeone on, Raspadori and Kvaratskhelia off

Mazzocchi booked for Salernitana for dragging back Kvaratskhelia.

Anguissa's low drive from the edge of the area is charged down by Pirola. Its all one-way traffic since the break.