Napoli edge Viola

Gonazalo Higuain's fifth league goal of the season helped Napoli to a precious 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Sunday as Mauricio Sarri's men moved up to fourth place in Serie A.

Napoli welcomed Fiorentina to the San Paolo looking to maintain a recent purple patch that has seen Sarri's side remain unbeaten in their last six outings.

Paulo Sousa's Fiorentina have been rightly described as one of the most stylish teams in the league and were unlucky not to snatch a share of the points at the San Paolo.

Fiorentina were tough customers, but after Nikola Kalinic had levelled Lorenzo Insigne's superb opener for the hosts, Higuain struck in the 75th minute to secure Napoli's fourth win of the campaign.

Fiorentina, conceding just their second defeat, remain top but now have just a one-point lead on Roma.

Elsewhere, Sampdoria's promising start came to a shuddering halt with a 2-0 defeat at Frosinone, while Lazio were stunned 2-1 away to Sassuolo and Atalanta romped to 3-0 win against Carpi in Bergamo.