MILAN — An Edinson Cavani penalty helped Napoli snatch a 1-0 win away to Sampdoria which allowed the Partenopei to keep pace with champion Juventus as Italy's Serie A saw goals galore Sunday. Juventus underlined its status as title favorite with a 4-1 hammering of Roma in Turin Saturday which made it 45 games unbeaten for the Old Lady of Turin. Napoli, however, maintained its early season title charge by dominating Sampdoria in a thrilling match decided by a disputed second-half penalty. As Marek Hamsik dribbled his way into the area the Slovakian midfielder was tripped by defender Daniele Gastaldello on the edge of the area. The referee pointed to the spot, Gastaldello was sent off and Uruguayan hitman Cavani, who scored a hat-trick in a midweek win over Lazio, stepped up to put Napoli into the lead to take his tally to five goals in six games. Along with Juventus, Napoli is now the only unbeaten side in Serie A with Sampdoria suffering its first defeat of what has so far been a promising campaign. While Sunday's early fixture between Udinese and Genoa finished in a scoreless draw, no fewer than 22 goals were scored in six afternoon games. Diminutive striker Fabrizio Miccoli was the star of the show in Sicily as Palermo hammered Chievo 4-1 at home to claim their first win of the season in emphatic style. Bologna's second win of the campaign was a 4-0 thrashing of Catania wihle Torino moved up to sixth place with a 5-1 win at hapless Atalanta. Lazio got over its midweek setback against Napoli with a 2-1 home win over struggling Siena while Cagliari suffered a 2-1 home defeat by Pescara to remain the only team without a win in the league. On Saturday Parma held AC Milan to a 1-1 draw. Frankfurt beats Freiburg Alexander Meier scored twice for Eintracht Frankfurt to beat Freiburg 2-1 Sunday, extending the promoted side's unbeaten start to the Bundesliga. Max Kruse gave visiting Freiburg a 1-0 lead in the 50th minute, scoring with an angled shot from a rebound after Sebastian Freis' initial effort was saved. Meier equalized in the 68th, receiving Bastian Oczipka's cross with his back toward goal and then spinning to strike it on the volley inside the left post. Oczipka delivered the corner for Meier to score again five minutes later. Freiburg's Karim Guede earned a direct red in injury time. Frankfurt has won five of its opening six games and is second in the standings behind Bayern Munich, which has a 100 percent record. — Agencies
