Napoli beat 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.

Roma upped their game after Lukaku's goal, with Artem Dovbyk sending a header off the woodwork from a free kick just minutes later. Unfortunately for them, they couldn't find an equaliser.

Napoli have 29 points after 13 matches, which puts them one point ahead of Atalanta, Inter Milan, and Fiorentina, who are in second, third, and fourth place respectively.

"When we arrive at the stadium, we can feel the way the fans push us on. We won today and we are happy," Lukaku told Sky Sport Italia. "I just want to do well for the team.

"We have a process that we need to go through, we knew it would be tough because the other sides won, but we got the result we wanted."

Napoli had an early chance to take the lead, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia missed it. He was left unmarked at the back post but failed to convert, sending a free header wide.

Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar had a busy night, making several crucial saves, including a strong stop from Scott McTominay's angled attempt.

Napoli had a chance to score another goal at the end of the match, but David Neres's curling shot from the edge of the box just missed the target.

"We just have to keep the growth process going, we know it will be a long season, we are happy with the performance and the way the fans cheered us on," Di Lorenzo said.

"It's a process, we know there will be setbacks along the way, some of them painful, but we're on the right track."