Napoli are one step closer to claiming their first Serie A title in 33 years after a 2-1 win over Lecce gave them a 19-point lead over second-placed Lazio.
A Giovanni di Lorenzo header opened the scoring for Napoli before Federico di Francesco equalised after the break.
But Napoli found an own-goal winner when defender Antonino Gallo chested the ball and saw it slip through goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone’s hands.
The visitors held on to bounce back from Sunday’s 4-0 loss to AC Milan.
Elsewhere on Friday, Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku missed a series of chances as Simone Inzaghi’s side settled for a 1-1 draw after a 90th-minute Salernitana equaliser.
AC Milan, who were held to a goalless draw by Empoli, stay one point above their city rivals in third place.
Lazio host seventh-place Juventus on Saturday.
Line-ups
Lecce
Formation 4-3-3
- 30Falcone
- 17GendreyBooked at 62mins
- 6Baschirotto
- 93UmtitiBooked at 86mins
- 25Gallo
- 16GonzàlezSubstituted forHelgasonat 71′minutes
- 42Hjulmand
- 32MalehSubstituted forAskildsenat 80′minutes
- 28OudinSubstituted forStrefezza Rebelatoat 80′minutes
- 77CeesaySubstituted forVoelkerling Perssonat 79′minutes
- 11Di FrancescoSubstituted forBandaat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Bleve
- 4Romagnoli
- 7Askildsen
- 9Colombo
- 13Tuia
- 14Helgason
- 18Ceccaroni
- 21Brancolini
- 22Banda
- 27Strefezza Rebelato
- 31Voelkerling Persson
- 83Lemmens
- 84Cassandro
- 97Pezzella
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Meret
- 22Di Lorenzo
- 13Rrahmani
- 3Kim Min-jae
- 6Mário RuiSubstituted forOliveraat 90+4′minutes
- 99Zambo Anguissa
- 68Lobotka
- 7Elmas
- 11LozanoSubstituted forNdombéléat 66′minutesBooked at 72mins
- 81RaspadoriSubstituted forSimeoneat 65′minutesSubstituted forPolitanoat 82′minutes
- 77KvaratskheliaSubstituted forZerbinat 90+4′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Demme
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 12Marfella
- 17Olivera
- 18Simeone
- 19Bereszynski
- 20Zielinski
- 21Politano
- 23Zerbin
- 31Zedadka
- 55Østigård
- 70Gaetano
- 91Ndombélé
- 95Gollini
- Referee:
- Gianluca Manganiello
Live Text
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Match ends, Lecce 1, Napoli 2.
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Second Half ends, Lecce 1, Napoli 2.
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Corner, Lecce. Conceded by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
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Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Stanislav Lobotka.
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Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Mário Rui.
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Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
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Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
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Kristoffer Askildsen (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
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Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Federico Di Francesco.
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Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli).
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Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt saved. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a cross.
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Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Lecce).
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Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces Giovanni Simeone because of an injury.
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Mário Rui (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
