MILAN (Reuters) – Edinson Cavani followed up Wednesday’s hat-trick against Lazio by converting a second-half penalty on Sunday to give Napoli a 1-0 win at Sampdoria and end their opponents’ unbeaten record in Serie A.

The win kept Napoli neck-and-neck with Juventus, who thrashed AS Roma 4-1 on Saturday, at the top of the table. Both teams have 16 points from six games while Uruguay forward Cavani took his tally to six goals.

Napoli's Edinson Cavani celebrates after scoring against Sampdoria during their Serie A soccer match at Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa, September 30, 2012. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

Fabrizio Miccoli scored a hat-trick to give Palermo their first win of the season, 4-1 against Chievo. Cagliari, beaten 2-1 at home by Pescara, are the only remaining winless team.

Torino scored four goals in a quarter of an hour during the second half to win 5-1 at Atalanta and Bologna thrashed Catania 4-0 in another one-sided game.

(Writing by Brian Homewood in Berne; Editing by John Mehaffey)

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