David Neres accomplished a fast counter-attack to provide Napoli a large victory away to Roma, leapfrogging them to go joint high of the desk with AC Milan.
This was an enormous with solely two factors separating them. Paulo Dybala returned to the beginning XI throughout , leaving solely Artem Dovbyk and Angelino on the remedy desk, however La Joya was solely on the bench right here. within the Champions League midweek, because the 3-4-3 formation was getting consolidated after dropping Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Kevin De Bruyne, Miguel Gutierrez, Alex Meret and Romelu Lukaku.
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ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Followers of AS Roma present thier assist by displaying flags previous to the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
Mile Svilar confirmed courageous goalkeeping to hurry off his line and make the block as Noa Lang ran onto a ball excessive, then scrambled again in time to save lots of the Rasmus Hojlund follow-up too.
Giovanni Di Lorenzo volleyed a David Neres cross onto the side-netting on the again put up, whereas Vanja Milinkovic-Savic was proper behind a Gianluca Mancini snapshot.
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Svilar at full stretch pushed a Lang cross-shot away with one glove from a tough angle after it grazed Mancini’s head, whereas Amir Rrahmani nearly stopped Evan Ferguson tapping within the Lorenzo Pellegrini pull-back from six yards.
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Gianluca Mancini of AS Roma controls the ball while underneath strain from Noa Lang of Napoli through the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
Napoli broke the impasse when Rrahmani made a sliding sort out on Manu Koné on the sting of the realm, sparking a fast counter-attack that noticed David Neres mix with Hojlund earlier than dinking the end over the on-rushing Svilar. Roma protested, however VAR confirmed Rrahmani acquired his boot to the ball, so Neres acquired his third aim in two Serie A video games.
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: David Neres of Napoli celebrates scoring his crew’s first aim with teammate Rasmus Hojlund through the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
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Tommaso Baldanzi changed Ferguson for the restart, so Roma returned to the False 9 system, however Dybala was not match sufficient for the complete 45 minutes.
Svilar denied Hojlund on the close to put up on a Noa Lang lay-off, because the Giallorossi began to dominate possession, however with out creating many clear-cut probabilities.
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Wesley Franca of AS Roma is fouled by Giovanni Di Lorenzo of Napoli through the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
As an alternative, Matteo Politano examined Svilar from distance with a left-foot roller, whereas Lorenzo Pellegrini’s highly effective strike flashed simply over the bar for Roma.
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The largest alternative for the hosts was within the ultimate minute of regular time, when Dybala flicked on the ball to launch Baldanzi, his ferocious drive parried with a robust one-handed save by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
Neres 36 (N)