Napoli prolonged their lead on the high of Serie A to moved seven factors on Sunday after they received 2-0 at grieving Sampdoria and AC Milan threw away a two-goal lead to attract 2-2 with Roma.
Victor Osimhen poked Napoli forward within the nineteenth minute earlier than Eljif Elmas sealed the factors with a perfectly-place penalty with eight minutes remaining at a soaking Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa.
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The win means Napoli lead each second-placed Juventus, winners over Udinese on Saturday who journey to Naples on Friday, and Milan by the identical margin after seeing their benefit lower to 5 on Wednesday.
“Massive sport, massive group, now we have an excellent squad and a very powerful factor is to win,” stated Osimhen.
“Now we return, chill out after which begin coaching to arrange for the sport with Juventus.”
After netting his league-leading tenth objective of the season Osimhen was additionally the sufferer of a brutal foul from Tomas Rincon, who was despatched off within the thirty eighth minute for chopping the 24-year-old down as he charged in the direction of objective.
Vialli, Mihajlovic tributes
Luciano Spalletti’s facet bounced again from their defeat at Inter Milan on Wednesday and dampened an emotional night for Sampdoria whose followers stated goodbye to 2 of their hottest former gamers.
Gianluca Vialli’s loss of life to pancreatic most cancers on Friday on the age of 58 was notably painful for supporters as the previous Italy ahead is one in every of Sampdoria’s all-time greats and a key determine of their solely league title triumph in 1991.
Sinisa Mihajlovic, who performed for Sampdoria within the mid-Nineteen Nineties and later managed the membership, succumbed to leukemia final month and Sunday’s match was their first house fixture since he handed away.
The Samp gamers warmed up for the match in shirts bearing Vialli’s quantity 9, whereas followers within the stands chanted each gamers’ names as a wreath was laid of their honour by visibly moved coach Dejan Stankovic.
A large banner hung within the stands for Vialli learn “Striker. Champion. Legend.” One other stated “Because of you we all know that nothing is unattainable”.
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Nonetheless Serie A survival is starting to look more and more troublesome as Sampdoria are 18th, six factors behind Spezia who sit simply exterior the relegation zone and drew 0-0 with Lecce in equally moist circumstances.
Milan collapse
Milan thought they had been nonetheless on Napoli’s heels after Pierre Kalulu’s first-half header and a high quality end from Tommaso Pobega on the San Siro gave them a commanding lead with 13 minutes remaining.
However Roger Ibanez’s 87th-minute header gave Roma the possibility to steal a degree from an in any other case dreadful efficiency, and Tammy Abraham obliged within the second minute of stoppage time by tucking house the leveller after Nemanja Matic’s header from a free-kick was saved.
“I used to be speaking to myself in my head once we acquired the free-kick and stated I needed to be prepared,” Abraham instructed DAZN.
“After I noticed Matic go up for the header, the keeper saved it, the ball got here to me and thank God I used to be in the suitable place.”
The closest the away facet had come to scoring earlier than Ibanez pulled one again was three minutes earlier than half-time when wing-back Nicola Zalewski lower inside and flashed a superb shot simply extensive of Ciprian Tatarusanu’s put up.
Jose Mourinho’s group had been virtually invisible within the second half, didn’t have a shot on the right track on the right track till Ibanez scored and acquired each objectives from set items.
Abraham’s equaliser critically broken Milan’s bid to retain the title and Stefano Pioli’s group will now be hoping that Napoli drop factors towards Juve on the Stadio Maradona on Friday.
“It’s an actual disgrace to solely get a degree from this sport, that’s for positive,” stated Pioli.
“It’s clearly a bitter feeling, however we’re not desirous about the hole between us and Napoli, we simply know that we have to do higher to maintain tempo.”
Earlier Razvan Marin lashed house the leveller within the fourth minute of stoppage time to earn Empoli a 2-2 draw at Lazio, who’re three factors from the Champions League positions in fifth after additionally throwing away a two-goal lead late on.
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