McTominay and Lukaku shine as Napoli keep pressure on leaders Inter

Napoli cruised to a 3-Owin over relegation-threatened Empoli on Monday with Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku leading the charge as the hosts kept pace with Serie A leaders Inter Milan.

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Second-placed Napoli were feeling the pressure after Inter's 3-1 home win against Cagliari on Saturday but, with six rounds remaining, they trail the Milan side by three points with 68.

The Napoli duo were unstoppable at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona against Empoli, who are second from bottom and two points off the safety zone. The home side created chance after chance and wreaked havoc on the Empoli defence.

"Romelu is a great teammate. He demands a lot from all the team and me to score more goals and create more opportunities for him to score as well," McTominay told DAZN.

"He's obviously a great player. He's had a great career, and we're so happy to have him."

It took 18 minutes for Napoli to open the scoring as Lukaku battled free in midfield and passed to the onrushing McTominay, whose low long-range shot bounced over Empoli goalkeeper Devis Vasquez's outstretched hand and into the corner of the net.