Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuaín (#9) is mobbed by teammates after scoring the winning goal against Chievo. (Photo : Getty Images)
Napoli FC (5-1-3, 18 points) had recently captured the second spot in the 2015-2016 Serie A season and is looking unbeatable these days. They will face recovering team Palermo (3-4-2, 11 points) at their home turf of Stadio San Paolo on October 28, Wednesday to try to extend their winning streak to five games.
Maurizio Sarri's men had never lost since their 5-0 thrashing of Lazio last September 20, winning five games and drawing one to propel themselves to the top two of the league table.
Their last match was a close 1-0 win over Chievo at the Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi as I Ciucciarelli's Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuaín scored the winner at the 59th-minute mark to snatch the three points away from Mussi Volanti, as per SkySports.
Meanwhile, Palermo pulled off an improbable 1-1 draw versus top team Inter Milan to save themselves a point in the overall standings.
Rosanero striker Alberto Gilardino scored the equalizing goal at the 66th minute after Internazionale midfielder Ivan Perišić put his team up, 1-0, at the 60th, via BBC Sport.
I Nerazzurri center back Jeison Murillo was sent off at the 79th, but Giuseppe Iachini's side could not make the most out of it to settle for the tie until full time.
As mentioned above, Partenopei looks unbeatable at the moment with most of their scorers, headed by Higuaín, firing on all cylinders for the Naples residents.
The predicted result is a 3-0 romp for Napoli.
Napoli starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Reina; Soderlund, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamsik; Callejon, Higuaín, Mertens
Palermo starting lineup (3-5-1-1 formation): Sorrentino; Struna, Gonzalez, Andjelkovic; Rispoli, Rigoni, Maresca, Hiljemark, Lazaar; Vazquez; Gilardino
