Having recovered 15 points from penalties, Juventus of Turin were hoping for a positive result against Napoli, but the leaders narrowly won 1-0 in the 31st round of Serie A.

Players of the Napoli team.Photo: Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

Juventus – Napoli 0-1, 31st round of Serie A

Leader Napoli took another big step towards the Serie A title after beating Juventus in extra time.

Luciano Spalletti’s side could have left Turin beaten after a dominating performance in which he missed several scoring chances.

In the 83rd minute, Juventus managed to score through Di Maria, but the goal was disallowed by VAR due to a foul.

Giacomo Raspadori struck in the third minute of added time and Napoli are 17 points clear of second place with 7 stages left in the season.

31st round of Series A

Verona – Bologna 2-1

Salernitana – Sassuolo 3-0

Lazio – Turin 0-1

Sampdoria – Spezia 1-1

Empoli – Inter 0-3

Udinese – Cremonese 3-0

Monza – Fiorentina 3-2

Milan – Lecce 2-0

Juventus – Napoli 0-0

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