Three days before a Europa League return dam once morest FC Barcelona, Napoli lost feathers in the title race in Serie A.
Cagliari-Naples 1-1
Gaston Pereiro opened the scoring in this game counting for the 25th day of the Italian championship just before the hour mark (58th), 1-0. But the Neapolitans will snatch the equalizer thanks to a header from former Carolo Victor Osimhen (87th), 1-1.
Dries Mertens was the starter. Luciano Spalletti’s men also saw the irremovable Giovanni Di Lorenzo leave the field prematurely in the 27th minute following a collision in the head with Giorgio Altare. The Partenopei are two points behind AC Milan.
Bologne-Spezia 2-1
Arthur Theate was aligned from the start. La Spezia started the game well with a goal from former Barça Rey Manaj in the first quarter of an hour (11th), 0-1. Sinisa Mihajlovic’s men picked up the score just before the break, thanks to the inevitable Marko Arnautovic (40th), 1-1. The Austrian would do it once more in the last ten minutes to score his 8th goal of the season in the league and give victory to his team (84th), 1-2.