European roundup: Napoli’s title hopes hit by shock Fiorentina loss

A clinical display of finishing earned Fiorentina a shock 3-2 win at Napoli, as Luciano Spalletti’s side suffered a blow to their Serie A title hopes.

With the leaders, Milan, not in action until later on Sunday, victory in Naples would have sent Napoli top of the standings, as they go in search of their first Scudetto since 1990. But they were chasing the game after Nicolás González hammered the visitors into a 29th-minute lead.

Dries Mertens dragged the hosts level eight minutes into the second half, but Jonathan Ikone’s fine drilled finish and a superb solo goal from Arthur Cabral stunned the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona into silence.

Napoli’s top goalscorer, Victor Osimhen, got one back six minutes from time, but it was too little too late, as Spalletti’s side remained in third, one point behind Milan before the leaders’ trip to Torino. Fiorentina climbed to seventh.

A Ciro Immobile hat-trick earned Lazio a 4-1 win at Genoa that lifted them to fifth in the standings, while Atalanta dropped to eighth following a 2-1 loss at Sassuolo.

In Spain, there were 1-0 home wins for Osasuna and Espanyol, against Alavés and Celta Vigo, respectively. Barcelona visit Levante in La Liga’s biggest game.

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