Romelu Lukaku scored against his former club and Napoli beat struggling Roma 1-0 to reclaim the Serie A lead and ruin Claudio Ranieri's debut with the Giallorossi.

Napoli edged out AS Roma 1-0 at home on Sunday, with Romelu Lukaku's second-half goal securing all three points and top spot in Serie A. It took 54 minutes for Napoli to break the deadlock, with Lukaku sliding in to meet Giovanni Di Lorenzo's low cross from close range and score against the team he played for last season.

Romelu Lukaku ensured Napoli maintained their one-point lead at the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over his old club Roma.

Roma’s struggles will hurt fans given hot form of rivals Lazio, who beat 10-man Bologna to claim seventh straight win in all competitions.

Claudio Ranieri suggests that Romelu Lukaku deserved a red card in Napoli’s 1-0 over Roma yesterday: ‘You’ve all seen it…’The Belgian forward scored against his former club on Sunday,

ROME, NOV 25 - Napoli are back on top of Serie A after beating Roma 1-0 with the classic 'goal by the ex', Belgium centre-forward Romelu Lukaku in the first match of Claudio Ranieri's third stint at the helm of the Giallorossi.

Romelu Lukaku’s second-half goal gave Napoli the three points and the top spot in Serie A as they defeated AS The post Lukaku Fires Napoli Past Roma In Ranieri First Game first appeared on Africa Top Sports.