Napoli on Sunday night beat 18th place Sampdoria 2-0 in their Serie A clash at Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Italy.
Super Eagles Victor Osimhen netted the first goal for table-topping Napoli in the 19th minute and a penalty by Elmas doubled the scoreline in the 82nd minute.
Sampdoria not only suffered a defeat but had to play with one man down early in the game as Rincon bagged a penalty 38 minutes into the match.
Osimhen had one goal and five shots in the 90 minutes of game time.
Napoli retain top spot with 44 points while Sampdoria seat in 18th place with only nine points so far in the season.