With a 4-0 victory over Lazio at the stadium that now bears Diego Maradona’s name, Napoli put on a show fit for the anniversary of his passing.

Before the game, a statue in honour of the late Argentine and Napoli legend was unveiled, and the players wore shirts with his face on them. On a night when they sent out a message and climbed three points clear at the Serie A summit, Napoli went on to score three goals in the first half and added a fourth goal late in the game.

The game was open from the start, and I Partenopei gained the lead through Piotr Zielinski, who scored from a distance of the area after a superb pass. In the seventh minute It was two in less than three minutes.

Dries Mertens completed an enthralling passing move by gliding inside the area and selecting the bottom corner.

Lorenzo Insigne was on fire, and he did not stop moving the entire time. Both teams had more chances, with Ciro Immobile causing problems for Lazio.

Mertens, who came on for the injured Victor Oshimhen, added a third goal just before the half-hour mark with his best of the night.

When he came short for a pass from Hirving Lozano, he exhibited the presence of mind to expand his body and bend the ball across goal and beyond Pepe Reina.