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Five of the "small donkeys" and Mertens tear three Empoli nets
Dries Mertens scored a three-pointer to lead Napoli to a 5-1 win over Empoli, finishing second in the Serie A.
Lorenzo Encini opened the scoring for Napoli nine minutes later and Mertens scored their first goal with a shot from outside the penalty area in the 38th minute.
Francesco Caputo narrowed the gap an hour before but Mertens hit the net again with a shot from the edge of the area.
This was the 74th goal of the Belgian striker with Napoli to surpass Brazil's total goals with the club and became the fifth best scorer in the history of Napoli in the Italian league.
Alternative Arkadjic Mellik added the fourth goal before Mertens completed the trophy after goalkeeper Ivan Providal was eliminated
Coach Carlo Ancelotti continued his rotation policy and made seven changes to the 1-1 draw with Roma on Sunday, drawing on 14 different teams in the same number of games.
Raul Albiol, Maric Hameschik and Jose Cajon were among Ancelotti's players in preparation for Paris St Germain's hosting of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Napoli have 25 points from 11 matches, three behind leaders Juventus, who host Cagliari on Saturday.
