Højlund brace sends Napoli back to the top | OneFootball

Rasmus Højlund scored twice as Napoli jumped back to the top of the table after defeating Juventus.

Surprisingly, this was the first time Luciano Spalletti and Antonio Conte have been on opposing sides with both managers also going up against their former clubs.

The home side took the lead inside the first seven minutes after good play on the right by David Neres. The Brazilian put in a low cross for Højlund to finish from close range.

Napoli were the more dangerous of the two teams but Juve did get themselves back into the game with just under an hour gone when Kenan Yildiz managed to nestle his shot in the corner with goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic stranded.

Conte's team got the winner in the 78th minute as Weston McKennie's defensive header inside his own box fell kindly for Højlund who was able to head past Michele Di Gregorio and make it 2-1 with his fourth league goal of the season.

That result sees Napoli back on top in Serie A, one point ahead of Internazionale who won 4-0 against Como on Saturday. Juve meanwhile finish the week in seventh place.