After scoring the game-winning goal in Saturday's 1-0 victory against Lecce to put his club five points ahead. After Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone stopped Scott McTominay's header from a corner, Napoli won their fourth straight game in Naples thanks to a bundled goal from captain Di Lorenzo. After being denied in the first half when his close-range strike was correctly disallowed for offside, the Italy full-back scored his third goal of the season for Napoli.
In the most important game of their league championship defense to date, Napoli easily leads second-place Inter Milan, who will play Juventus on Sunday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Matteo Politano started on the bench as Antonio Conte's team produced nothing else against a determined Lecce, who are now second from bottom with five points following a fourth consecutive loss.