MILAN (Reuters) - Marek Hamsik and Dries Mertens both scored hat-tricks as Napoli demolished Bologna 7-1 away on Saturday after a wild first half which featured five goals, two sendings off and a missed penalty. The win lifted Napoli, Serie A's highest-scoring team with 55 goals, into second place with 48 points, one ahead of AS Roma who host Fiorentina on Tuesday. Bologna were offered a way back into the game when Callejon handled in the 26th minute but a poor Destro penalty was saved by Pepe Reina. Less than one minute later, Callejon was sent off for retaliation after getting entangled with Adam Nagy although it seemed a harsh decision. The referee spared Bologna further punishment by blowing for time after exactly 90 minutes.

Source: The Star February 04, 2017 22:07 UTC