Napoli piled the strain on Serie A title rivals Inter by claiming a 1-0 win over struggling Lecce.
Antonio Conte’s crew took benefit of taking part in earlier than Inter on Saturday to maneuver six factors clear forward of the Nerazzurri’s conflict with Hellas Verona.
Giacomo Raspadori was the matchwinner for Napoli at Stadio Ettore Giardiniero, the place he slammed in a free-kick within the twenty fourth minute.
Napoli had earlier had a Romelu Lukaku purpose disallowed for offside, earlier than the match was stopped due to flares being thrown onto the pitch.
Lecce battled arduous for an equaliser, with Kialonda Gaspar hitting the crossbar and Thorir Helgason forcing a high-quality save out of Alex Meret, whereas Napoli additionally survived a VAR examine for a possible penalty for handball.
Napoli, although, held agency to grind out a fourth straight league win.
4 – Napoli have gained 4 video games in a row with a clear sheet for the fourth time of their historical past in #SerieA (they’ve by no means had an extended streak) and for the primary time since February 2023 (4 with Luciano Spalletti). Run.#LecceNapoli
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Knowledge Debrief: Preserving it clear
Napoli have now gained 4 straight league video games in a row whereas holding a clear sheet in all of them.
It’s the second time they’ve achieved the feat, having additionally achieved so of their title-winning marketing campaign in 2022-23.
That defensive resilience was on present as Napoli restricted Lecce to only one shot heading in the right direction and an general anticipated targets determine of 0.31.
Not that Napoli had been notably free-flowing in assault, as they mustered simply 0.58 xG, however Raspadori’s second of magic was sufficient to get the job achieved.
