Napoli took another step closer to ending their 33-year wait for a Serie A title after they came away from Lecce with a 2-1 win thanks to a bizarre own goal from Lecce defender Antonino Gallo.
Luciano Spalletti’s side extended their lead at the top of the table to 19 points over second-placed Lazio, who play Juventus on Saturday.
Napoli, whose shock 4-0 loss to Milan last Sunday was only their third league defeat of the season, are within touching distance of winning the Serie A title for the first time since 1990 with nine matches remaining.
Napoli opened the scoring on 18 minutes when an unmarked Giovanni Di Lorenzo headed home Kim Min-jae’s cross. Lecce equalised seven minutes into the second half after Federico Di Francesco pounced on a rebound inside the box and sent the ball into the bottom corner.