MILAN — Napoli beat Sassuolo 2-0 at home to move to within three points of second-placed Roma in Serie A Monday. Duvan Zapata and Marek Hamsik linked up for the goals, with both getting on the scoresheet in the second half. Napoli was forced to play the final 18 minutes with 10 men after substitute Dries Mertens was shown a straight red card less than six minutes after coming off the bench. Napoli consolidated third spot as it went five points clear of fourth-placed Lazio in the race for the final Champions League spot. Elsewhere, Mauro Icardi was again on target as Inter Milan recorded a third successive win, with a 2-1 triumph at relegation-threatened Cagliari. Lukas Podolski missed a couple of golden opportunities in the first half but had a hand in the opener, two minutes after the break. His cross found Icardi in the penalty area and although the Argentine was closed down, the ball came through to Mateo Kovacic who drove it under the crossbar. Cagliari stepped up a gear and had several opportunities to equalize before Icardi doubled Inter's lead in the 68th minute, bamboozling his way past Cagliari defender Marco Capuano and firing into the top far corner. It was Icardi's 14th goal, making him joint top goalscorer with Carlos Tevez. On-loan Inter forward Samuele Longo got Cagliari back into the game in the 74th with a fierce strike which hit the right post and went in off Juan Pablo Carrizo's back, going down as an own goal from the Inter goalkeeper. Levante edges Granada In Madrid, Levante scored two late goals Monday to seal a 2-1 league win over fellow struggler Granada in a heated encounter that saw three players sent-off. The visitors took the lead when Youssef El-Arabi converted a 13th minute spot kick after Victor Camarasa handled inside the penalty area. The tempestuous encounter saw Granada pair Adrian Colunga red carded in the 72nd before scorer El-Arabi and Levante's Ivan Ramis were both dismissed in the 79th. Camarasa atoned in the 88th with the equalizer following a disastrous clearance from Granada goalkeeper Oier lazabal. Forward David Barral scored the winner in the fourth-minute of second-half stoppage time to lift the host to within one point of safety. — Agencies
