Dries Mertens struck twice to lead Napoli to victory over Sampdoria on Monday afternoon.
The Belgium winger put the hosts on their way in the 54th minute before adding his second eight minutes later to hand Napoli a great start to 2014.
Napoli were made to work by a Sampdoria side that were twice denied by the woodwork in the second half.
The outcome in Naples allowed Napoli to move just two points behind second-placed Roma, who lost 3-0 at Serie A leaders Juventus on Sunday.
Sampdoria, meanwhile, suffered their first defeat under coach Sinisa Mihajlovic, who took over the Genoa outfit on November 20.
Samp went into the game looking for their first win at the San Paolo stadium since April 1998 but it was the hosts who started brightly.
Samp goalkeeper Junior Costa pulled off a good save to keep out an early Mertens effort and was called again into action in the 11th minute when he went full stretch to repel Gonzalo Higuain’s right-footed strike from the edge of the area.
At the other end, Manolo Gabbiadini tried his luck from distance and his powerful attempt was saved by Napoli goalkeeper Rafael.
Samp should have taken the lead in the 33rd minute but Citadin Eder’s volley went over the bar.
Before the break, Jose Callejon came close to giving the home side the lead when he got behind Higuain’s cross only to fire just wide of the far post.
Napoli picked up from where they left off and were rewarded shortly after the restart. Higuain found Mertens inside the area and his right-footed strike towards the far post beat Costa.
Samp surged for the equaliser and they almost succeeded in the 58th minute only for Gabbiadini’s fierce strike from outside the area to hit the crossbar with Rafael beaten.
But it was Napoli who extended their lead in the 62nd minute when Mertens drilled a 25-yard free-kick towards the bottom right corner of goal and out of Costa’s reach.
Samp should have reduced the deficit with 12 minutes remaining but Gianluca Sansone’s 15-yard attempt struck the far post, and Napoli held on for their 12th win of the season.
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Key figures in the life of the fort
Sheikh Dhiyab bin Isa (ruled 1761-1793) Built Qasr Al Hosn as a watchtower to guard over the only freshwater well on Abu Dhabi island.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Dhiyab (ruled 1793-1816) Expanded the tower into a small fort and transferred his ruling place of residence from Liwa Oasis to the fort on the island.
Sheikh Tahnoon bin Shakhbut (ruled 1818-1833) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further as Abu Dhabi grew from a small village of palm huts to a town of more than 5,000 inhabitants.
Sheikh Khalifa bin Shakhbut (ruled 1833-1845) Repaired and fortified the fort.
Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon (ruled 1845-1855) Turned Qasr Al Hosn into a strong two-storied structure.
Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa (ruled 1855-1909) Expanded Qasr Al Hosn further to reflect the emirate's increasing prominence.
Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan (ruled 1928-1966) Renovated and enlarged Qasr Al Hosn, adding a decorative arch and two new villas.
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan (ruled 1966-2004) Moved the royal residence to Al Manhal palace and kept his diwan at Qasr Al Hosn.
Sources: Jayanti Maitra, www.adach.ae
