Overview
- Napoli's winner arrived on 36 minutes when Rasmus Hojlund sent David Neres through to finish a swift counterattack.
- VAR confirmed Amir Rrahmani cleanly won the ball in the tackle that sparked the break.
- Vanja Milinkovic-Savic preserved the points with a stoppage-time save from Tommaso Baldanzi.
- The victory leaves Milan and Napoli on 28 points, with Roma and Inter one back; Bologna can join them with a win on Monday.
- Antonio Conte’s side managed the match in a 3-4-3 despite injuries to Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Andre-Frank Anguissa, Billy Gilmour, Miguel Gutierrez and Alex Meret, while Roma laboured in attack as Gian Piero Gasperini served a touchline ban.