Mertens nets double as Napoli upset Roma


AS Roma v Napoli - Italian Serie A - Olympic stadium, Rome, Italy - 04/03/17 - Napoli's Dries Mertens celebrates after scoring against AS Roma. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

ROME (Reuters) - Dries Mertens scored twice as third-placed Napoli upset AS Roma 2-1 away on Saturday and moved to within two points of them in the Serie A standings.

Mertens was set up for the opening goal by Marek Hamsik with a clever through ball but still needed to beat the offside trap and two defenders before chipping cleverly over Roma goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny in the 25th minute.

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