Napoli earned another spectacular win with Dries Mertens’ 28th Serie A goal and a Lorenzo Insigne stunner, but the 4-2 at Sampdoria was not enough for second place.
The Partenopei needed a victory at Marassi and for Roma to not beat Genoa, which was developing until Diego Perotti’s 90th-minute decider for 3-2 at the Olimpico.
It has nonetheless been a wonderful campaign for Maurizio Sarri’s men, as Mertens got his 28th Serie A goal of the season.
Napoli earned another spectacular win with Dries Mertens’ 28th Serie A goal and a Lorenzo Insigne stunner, but the 4-2 at Sampdoria was not enough for second place.
The Partenopei needed a victory at Marassi and for Roma to not beat Genoa, which was developing until Diego Perotti’s 90th-minute decider for 3-2 at the Olimpico.
It has nonetheless been a wonderful campaign for Maurizio Sarri’s men, as Mertens got his 28th Serie A goal of the season.
Insigne scored a genuine stunner of a lob into the far top corner from an improbable angle, while Marek Hamsik’s header and a Jose Callejon volley also got in on the act.
Fabio Quagliarella and Ricky Alvarez got consolation goals for the Blucerchiati.
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