"Napoli sprang to life in the 13th minute to grab an early lead. Cremonese failed to clear their 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."
"Hojlund's brace means that he has scored six goals in 12 appearances so far in Serie A, already two more than he netted last season for Manchester United in the Premier League (four goals in 32 games). He will feel he could have had more, though, as he had a game-high five shots, three of which were on target, and contributed 1.33 expected goals (xG) to Napoli's total of 2.59."
Rasmus Hojlund scored twice as Napoli defeated Cremonese 2-0 away in Serie A, moving Napoli into second place, one point behind AC Milan. The opener came in the 13th minute when Cremonese failed to clear Matteo Politano's cross and Hojlund turned in from close range. Hojlund added a second just before half-time, finishing Scott McTominay's flick-on from the edge of the six-yard box. Hojlund had further chances in the match but missed opportunities early and in the second half. He now has six goals in 12 Serie A appearances, contributed 1.33 xG, and created three chances. Napoli kept a third consecutive clean sheet, limiting Cremonese to 0.51 xG.
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