Hojlund brace sends Napoli second
Rasmus Hojlund scored twice to secure Napoli a 2-0 away win over Cremonese in Serie A.
The visitor moved up to second, one point behind leaders AC Milan, and put the pressure back on Inter.
Napoli sprang to life in the 13th minute to grab an early lead. Cremonese failed to clear its lines from Matteo Politano's cross, and Hojlund was on hand to turn in from close range.
Straight down the other end, Matteo Bianchetti almost got an instant reply but fired his half-volley just over the crossbar in Cremonese's best chance.
Hojlund spurned a chance for another goal shortly after, failing to control Vanja Milinkovic-Savic's long clearance while one-on-one with Emil Audero.
However, he made up for that just before the break as he met Scott McTominay's flick-on with a composed finish from the edge of the six-yard box.
A hat-trick chance went begging for the Dane early in the second half as he picked out the side-netting after holding off Federico Baschirotto.
McTominay also forced a fine save out of Audero late in the second half, but the three points were already safe as Cremonese failed to put up a fight.
