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Watch Gonzalo Higuain's winning goal over Fiorentina

A lovely 1-2 with Dries Mertens set up Gonzalo Higuain to break a 1-1 tie and give Napoli a lead they would not relinquish.

Ready to celebrate some more, Napoli fans? Not only did the partenopei just beat the top team in the table and could finish the weekend within three points of first (depending on what Juve and Inter do later on), but they got the winner through this lovely piece of work from Gonzalo Higuain and Dries Mertens.

Credit: user ghorun on r/soccer

The timing of the goal was crucial -- Fiorentina had leveled just two minutes before, but Napoli didn't let them get that down. Instead, Higuain helped force a crucial turnover, then worked a 1-2 through traffic with Mertens to set up the goal. The finish was pretty nice too, but really we're all about that work rate and effort in the setup.

Lovely, lovely stuff. What a win.

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