Italian Serie A round up: Goran Pandev’s brace sends Napoli top

A brace of goals from Goran Pandev saw Napoli ease to victory at Genoa to move top of Italy’s Serie A on Saturday.

The Macedonia striker nabbed his first in the 14th, latching onto a poor pass from Juraj Kucka, racing forward and firing into the bottom right corner.

Pandev doubled his tally after Lorenzo Insigne lifted a ball into the area for Pandev to smash across the keeper.

It was Genoa’s fourth defeat in six games and their worst start to a season in 30 years.

Elsewhere on Saturday Valter Birsa’s second-half strike was enough to secure a much-needed victory for

AC Milan


.

The result leaves Sampdoria still without a win in the league and entrenched in the bottom three.

Roma


, who have won their first five games, host

Bologna


on Sunday.

The other two unbeaten teams,

Juventus


and

Inter Milan,


are both in action on

Sunday.

Juventus


are at neighbours

Torino


and

Inter Milan


visit

Cagliari.

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