Napoli defeats Lecce and maintains advantage at the top of Serie A
The result leaves the Naples team in a comfortable position. The triumph took the sky-blue team to 77 points in the national tournament.
With a goal from striker Giacomo Raspadori in the first half, Napoli achieved an important result this Saturday, away from home, to stay at the top of the Italian Championship standings, by defeating Lecce by a score of 1-0, in a match valid for the 35th round of the competition.
The result leaves the team from Naples in a comfortable position. The victory took the team from Naples to 77 points in the national tournament. Lecce, on the other hand, is in a completely unfavorable situation. With 22 points, the team is trying to escape the last places.
Willing to keep up the momentum (they have won three consecutive matches), coach Antonio Conte’s team will return to the field next weekend and face Genoa on Sunday at the Armando Diego Maradona stadium. Lecce, on the other hand, will be looking to recover as visitors and will face Verona.
The goal that determined the final result came from a set piece. Raspadori took a free kick from the edge of the box and found the right corner of goalkeeper Falcone’s net, making it 1-0 for the visitors.
After the break, Lecce launched an attack and Napoli began to defend to exploit the spaces in the attacking side. The hosts still had a chance to equalize in injury time with Lassana Coulibaly. He risked a shot from distance and the ball grazed the crossbar.
With the match under control, Antonio Conte’s team valued possession, congested the midfield and, with a strong defensive scheme, managed to secure the victory away from home.
Earlier, two matches were played in this Saturday’s round. Udinese visited Cagliari and beat the host 2-1, reaching 44 points against their opponents’ 33. Como also had the upper hand playing away from home and defeated Parma 1-0, totaling 45. With the defeat, the Parma team remains with 32 in the table.
