Soccer-Leaders Napoli move 18 points clear with 2-0 win at Sassuolo

Soccer Football - Serie A - U.S. Sassuolo v Napoli - Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy - February 17, 2023 Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scores their first goal REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

(Reuters) -Napoli beat Sassuolo 2-0 away to move 18 points clear at the top with a seventh straight Serie A win thanks to first-half goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen on Friday.

Napoli have 62 points from 23 games ahead of second-placed Inter Milan, who host mid-table Udinese on Saturday, and are moving closer to ending a 33-year wait for the league title.