Napoli salvages late draw thanks to top Billing
A late Philip Billing goal saw Napoli rescue a deserved 1-1 draw at home to Scudetto rival Inter Milan, keeping the teams separated by a point at the top of Serie A.
Federico Dimarco put defending champion Inter ahead with a stunning free-kick to silence a sold out Stadio Diego Armando Maradona after 22 minutes.
Dimarco curled his set-piece effort beyond Alex Meret from 20 yards out as the Nerazzurri threatened to move four points clear at the summit.
Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori both went close before the interval, then Inter's stand-in goalkeeper Josep Martinez made a reflex save to deny Scott McTominay.
Napoli piled on the pressure throughout the second half and finally got its reward when substitute Billing poked home on the rebound with three minutes to play.
Inter has 58 points with Napoli on 57, two ahead of Atalanta, which was held to a 0-0 draw by Venezia earlier in the day.
Inter and Napoli have drawn both of their league games this season, the first time they have shared the points home and away since 2017-2018.
But despite salvaging a point late on, the result continued Napoli's worrying run of form.
It is the first time an Antonio Conte team has gone five Serie A matches without a victory, with Napoli drawing four times and losing once in that period.
