Napoli blows chance to open up four-point lead
Johan Vasquez's 84th-minute strike salvaged a 2-2 draw for Genoa at Napoli, denying Antonio Conte's men the chance to reassert its four-point league lead over Inter with two rounds of Serie A left in the 24/25 season.
Antonio Conte's team knew a win was needed after second-placed Inter beat Torino earlier in the day, but Napoli were unable to get the job done at home.
Napoli started strongly in the contest, with Matteo Politano's curling strike evading the far post before Scott McTominay's audacious bicycle kick cleared the crossbar.
But the host side went ahead in the 15th minute when Romelu Lukaku collected McTominay's ball in behind the Genoa defence before finishing past Benjamin Siegrist.
However, Genoa responded impressively from going a goal behind and almost levelled through Andrea Pinamonti, but his looping header could only find the crossbar.
Its pressure told in the 32nd minute when Junior Messias's cross was headed onto the post by Honest Ahanor, with Alex Meret's trailing leg taking the ball over the line.
Napoli continued to dominate the game after the break, with Giacomo Raspadori, McTominay and Frank Anguissa seeing efforts saved by visiting goalkeeper Siegrist.
Raspadori, however, was not to be denied a goal as he fired Napoli back in front in the 62nd minute, racing onto McTominay's pass before rifling home at the near post.
But there was to be one final twist with six minutes remaining as Aaron Martin's teasing delivery into the box was headed past Meret by Johan Vasquez.
Napoli was unable to find a winner and are now only a point clear of Champions League finalist Inter with two games remaining in their respective seasons.
