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El Shaarawy strikes to dent Napoli's title hopes

Lorenzo Insigne's early penalty looked to have put third-placed Napoli on track to move within two points of league leaders AC Milan with five matches remaining, but El Shaarawy's late intervention left them four points behind. Reigning champions Inter Milan are two points behind their city rivals in second place, but with a game in hand. Luciano Spalletti's Napoli are hoping to lift a first Scudetto since the second Diego Maradona-inspired triumph in 1990, but this bad-tempered draw could prove decisive come the end of the campaign.

Napoli title hopes suffer blow as Roma snatch late draw

NAPLES, Italy: Napoli's Serie A title hopes suffered a huge blow as Stephan El Shaarawy's last-gasp equaliser earned AS Roma a 1-1 draw at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Monday (Apr 18).

Stephan El Shaarawy derails Napoli Serie A title hopes as Roma cling to Champions League pursuit

Roma’s Stephen El Shaarawy kills Napoli’s title hopes, with his 91st-minute equaliser sealing the deal in the sides’ 1-1 draw at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Before the match, the stakes were incredibly high for both sides. Napoli needed to secure the win if they wanted any chance of beating both Inter Milan, and AC Milan, who occupy second or third respectively, in the league.