Napoli's Marek Hamsik celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Inter Milan at the Naples San Paolo stadium, Italy, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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NAPLES, Italy (AP) - Napoli eased to a 3-0 win over Inter Milan in Serie A on Friday, with two goals in the opening five minutes.
The home side got off to a lightning start as, following a wonderful team move, Jose Callejon headed back Marek Hamsik's chipped pass for Piotr Zielinski to volley into the bottom left corner.
Zielinski turned provider moments later as Hamsik beat the offside trap to run onto his pass and fire into the bottom right corner.
It was Hamsik's 104th goal for Napoli, moving him level with Edison Cavani in third in the clubs' goalscoring charts. The Slovakia forward needs 11 more to equal Diego Maradona's record.
Inter started the second half aggressively but hopes of getting back into the match were scuppered six minutes after the restart when Lorenzo Insigne netted his fourth goal in three league matches after visiting goalkeeper Samir Handanovic only flapped at a corner.
Napoli moved level on points with Atalanta, which visits league leader Juventus on Saturday, and fourth-placed Lazio, which hosts Roma in the capital derby on Sunday.
Inter, which beat Fiorentina 4-2 on Monday for its first win under coach Stefano Pioli, remained eighth ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures.
Napoli's Marek Hamsik celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Inter Milan at the Naples San Paolo stadium, Italy, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Napoli's Piotr Zielinski, second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Inter Milan at the Naples San Paolo stadium, Italy, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Napoli's Piotr Zielinski, left, takes Inter's Marcelo Brozovic during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Inter Milan at the Naples San Paolo stadium, Italy, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Inter Milan coach Stefano Pioli holds the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Inter Milan at the Naples San Paolo stadium, Italy, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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Napoli's Marko Rog, left, and Inter's Joao Mario go for the ball during a Serie A soccer match at the Naples San Paolo stadium, Italy, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. (Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP)
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