Napoli tops Frosinone 4-0 in Serie A, remains 2nd in standings

SSC Napoli claimed a 4-0 home win over Frosinone in a Serie A Matchday 15 action held at Stadio San Paolo here Saturday, strengthening its grip on the second spot in the Italian football league's standings.

Polish forward Piotr Zielinski opened the scoring for the Blues, just seven minutes into the game, making the most of Italian teammate Lorenzo Insigne's assist, reports Efe news.

Algerian winger Adam Ounas made it 2-0 for Napoli, five minutes before the first-half stoppage time, off an assist from Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly.

After the intermission, Polish international striker Arkadiusz Milik scored the 3-0 lead for the Blues in the 68th minute, as he was assisted by Algerian Faouzi Ghoulam.

The Milik-Ghoulam duo did it again, as the Algerian left-back set the Polish striker up for Napoli's fourth goal just six minutes before the second-half stoppage time.

With its 11th win in the season, Napoli remains second in the table with 35 points, at an eight-point deficit behind leader Juventus.

Meanwhile, Frosinone is in the 19th and second-to-last place with eight points.

--IANS

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