Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli is untouchable this season. Napoli extended its perfect start to Serie A with a 1-0 win against Torino, as Victor Osimhen soared in for a towering header nine minutes from time to lead his team over the line on Sunday.

Osimhen came to the rescue for Napoli after captain Lorenzo Insigne missed a penalty kick in the first half after Benjamin Kone brought down Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the penalty area. After that, Giovanni Di Lorenzo had a goal wiped off by VAR for offside. The 22-year-old Nigeria striker finished off an assault on Torino’s goal following efforts from Dries Mertens and a deflection that set up Osimhen’s header.

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Napoli are yet to drop points in Serie A as the team registered its eighth win in eight matches. Gli Azzurri again moved two points ahead of another unbeaten team AC Milan in the Serie A table. AC Milan defeated Hellas Verona on Saturday.

Defending champion Inter Milan, which lost at Lazio on Saturday, was left seven points behind Napoli.

Juventus hosted Roma later Sunday.

Napoli matched its best start, having also won its opening eight matches in 2017-18. In a strong performance for Napoli, Hirving Lozano hit the post in the second half.

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In other Serie A news, Josip Iličić netted twice and Duván Zapata became the first Colombian player to score 100 goals in the Italian top division as Atalanta won 4-1 away at Empoli to rise up to sixth place in the Serie A table. Atalanta are now level on 14 points with fifth-placed Lazio.

Also, Sassuolo center forward Gianluca Scamacca scored twice against his former team in a 2-2 draw at Genoa; 10-man Udinese came back for a 1-1 draw with Bologna; and Cagliari finally earned its first win of the season by beating Sampdoria 3-1.

(With AP inputs)