Napoli have been held to a 2-2 draw at Lazio on Saturday after Boulaye Dia snatched a late draw simply because the Italian Serie A leaders thought they have been set to maneuver 4 factors away from Inter Milan.
Senegal attacker Dia rolled residence a sensible low end within the 87th minute in Rome to disclaim Napoli victory and provides Inter an opportunity to maneuver high of the pile with a win at Juventus on Sunday.
Champions Inter are two factors behind Napoli, who’ve drawn three matches in a row, forward of that conflict between fierce rivals in Turin.
Napoli amassing an enormous three factors when Adam Marusic scored a weird personal aim within the sixty fourth minute, the defender protruding his left foot to dam Giacomo Raspadori’s deflected drive solely to in some way chip it previous goalkeeper Ivan Provedel and into his personal web.
It was Raspadori who drilled Napoli stage within the thirteenth minute following a neat change of passes with Romelu Lukaku, cancelling out Gustav Isaksen’s thumping early opener for Lazio.
Hosts Lazio briefly thought they’d instantly levelled the scores by way of a sensational Mattia Zaccani bicycle kick earlier than the Italy worldwide was dominated offside as he flashed in his distinctive end.
However Dia made positive Lazio bought one thing from a keenly-contested match in Rome and moved three factors forward of Juve in fourth place.
Marco Baroni’s group are on 46 factors however will likely be knocked out of Italy’s Champions League positions if Juve beat Inter.
Atalanta slipped up once more of their bid for a primary Serie A title with a goalless draw with Cagliari which left the Bergamo outfit 5 factors behind Napoli.
Already hit with accidents together with that of key attacker Ademola Lookman, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini dropped first teamers like Marten de Roon, Ederson and Charles De Ketelaere forward of his group’s return leg of a Champions League play-off with Membership Brugge.
Atalanta path that tie 2-1 after a massively controversial penalty given in opposition to the Italians in stoppage of the primary leg in Belgium on Wednesday.
Gasperini was compelled to deliver on De Roon, Ederson and De Ketelaere within the second half as Atalanta struggled to interrupt down resilient Cagliari who’re thirteenth and 5 factors above the relegation zone.
The closest the hosts recreation to taking the lead was when Marco Brescianini poked residence from shut vary on the hour just for Stefan Posch to be penalised for a foul on Cagliari goalkeeper Elia Caprile.
Caprile additionally did effectively to maintain out younger striker Vanja Vlahovic who got here on as a shock alternative for Mateo Retegui simply earlier than Brescianini’s aim was dominated out.
AC Milan host Verona within the day’s late match hoping to bounce again from their Champions League defeat at Feyenoord.
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