Napoli Beat Cremonese 4-0, Delay Inter Title Clinch

Napoli secured a convincing 4-0 victory over Cremonese on Friday night at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, delaying Serie A leaders Inter Milan's chance to clinch the title for at least another week. The result propelled Napoli into second place with 69 points, nine behind Inter, who face Torino on Sunday, while leaving the visitors in the relegation zone after their 18th defeat of the season.

The match began with Napoli asserting dominance early. In the third minute, Scott McTominay opened the scoring by rifling a low shot into the bottom corner after receiving a precise pass from Kevin De Bruyne on the edge of the box. The Belgian midfielder, who reached a milestone with his later goal as his 100th in Europe's top five leagues, orchestrated much of the hosts' attacking play.

Napoli doubled their lead just before halftime through an own goal. Rasmus Hojlund's effort deflected off Cremonese defender Filippo Terracciano, wrong-footing goalkeeper Emil Audero and trickling into the net. The advantage grew in stoppage time when McTominay acrobatically kept a cross in play from the byline, allowing De Bruyne to win possession from Youssef Maleh in the penalty area and drill home...