Napoli beat Monza 4-1 away, and the night was again about G. Varela. He reached eight Serie A goals in just eight appearances, while Rafa Marín and Kevin De Bruyne also scored in a result that was more convincing than the scoreline alone suggests.
Varela's rapid scoring run
The sharpest number is Varela's: eight goals in eight league games. A Bola's match report said Monza lost 1-4 at home, but Varela did not fail to score and reached eight Serie A goals in his eighth appearance in the competition. That is the sort of return that changes the way a front line is read, even in a match where other names got on the scoresheet.
Napoli did not need only one scorer either. Marín and De Bruyne added to the total, and the team finished with four goals in the away win. The result keeps them on 11 points from eight Serie A matches, while Juventus sit on 14, so the source line about a shared place in the table does not hold up against the verified standings.
Monza's response and the second half
Monza did at least interrupt Napoli's first-half control. A Bola reported that Rasmus Hojlund opened the scoring in the 10th minute, before Monza replied in the 43rd minute, and Kingsley Ehizibue later scored at 12'. After the interval, the match swung back toward Napoli, and A Bola summed it up simply: "In the second half, everything went Napoli's way."
That pattern fits the result. Monza's home defeat was already heading in Napoli's direction by half-time, and the visitors' extra quality after the break made the scoreline look even more one-sided. The only number that really stands out, though, is Varela's eight in eight, and Napoli now move on with a home trip to Genoa in the background of the league race.
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