Napoli have moved to within two points of Italian Serie A leaders Juventus after they earned a 1-0 win over Genoa in their Matchday 29 clash on Sunday.
Maurizio Sarri’s men lost influential captain Marek Hamsik to injury inside 20 minutes but still managed to secure victory with the lone strike coming from Spanish international defender Raul Albiol.
The win was enough to move Napoli (73 points) to within two points of Juventus (75 points) in the race for the Scudetto.
In the pick of the other games on Sunday, Inter Milan thrashed Sampdoria 5-0 away from home with Mauro Icardi getting four goals in addition to Ivan Perisic’s opener.
Matchday 29 Results:
AC Milan 3-2 Chievo Verona
Sampdoria 0-5 Inter Milan
Crotone 0-2 AS Roma
Hellas Verona 0-5 Atalanta
Napoli 1-0 Genoa
Sampdoria 0-5 Inter Milan
Benevento 1-2 Cagliari
Torino 1-2 Fiorentina
Lazio 1-1 Bologna
Standings (Top 6 via Points):
1. Juventus 75
2. Napoli 73
3. AS Roma 59
4. Inter Milan 55
5. Lazio 54
6. AC Milan 50
