Romelu Lukaku continued his fine start to life at Napoli as the Belgian notched a goal and two assists in his side's 3-1 win over Como on Friday. (More Football News)
The hosts found themselves ahead with just 26 seconds on the clock when Scott McTominay wa⭕s picked out by Lukaku, with the Scotland international firing home his first goal for 🃏;Gli Azzurri off the post.
But Como would draw themselves level two minutes before the break when Gabrieဣl Strefezza's strike from distance rifled into the bottom corner.
However, Antonio Conte's side needed just eight minutes after the interval to restore their advantage when Sergi Roberto brought down Mathias Olivera in the box, with Lukaku stepping up from 12 yards to net his fou𓆉rth Serie A goal of the season.
Napoli continued to push for a third goal tꦕo secure the victory, with&nb꧟sp;Khvicha Kvaratskhelia going closest but saw his effort saved by Emil Audero.
But the points were sealed in the 86th minute when Lukaku turned provideﷺr once again, holding off his marker before🧸 slipping through substitute David Neres who slotted home with a fine finish to extend Napoli's lead at the top of the standings to four points.
Data Debrief: Lukaku continues Conte love story
Lukaku has been a player reborn under Conte's stewardship. The Belgian is the player who has been involved in the most 🌠goals in his first five appearances for Napoli in Serie A since the Italian top-fli💮ght returned to 20 teams (since 2004/05) with three goals and four assists.
He has also managed to better hi♉s assist tally for the whole of last season, managing just three in 32 appearances for Roma last term.
McTominay's goal a✅fter 26 seconds is the third-fastest scored by Napoli since the start of a Serie A match in the three points for a win era, after H꧃irving Lozano's goal against Hellas Verona in 2021 (nine seconds) and Ezequiel Lavezzi's goal against Genoa in 2008 (25 seconds).
