NAPOLI starting XI (4-3-3): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan Jesus, Olivera, Anguissa, Lobotka, Cajuste (subbed for Traore who was subbed for Ostigard), Politano (subbed for Ngonge), Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia (subbed for Raspadori)
Bench: Idasiak, Contini, Natan, Dendoncker, Mazzocchi, Mario Rui, Lindstrom, Simeone
Goals: Olivera 64’, Osimhen 84’ (Pen)
ROMA starting XI (4-3-2-1): Svilar, Kristensen (subbed for Baldanzi), Mancini, Ndicka, Spinazzola, Bove (subbed for Sanches), Cristante, Pellegrini, Dybala, El Shaarawy (subbed for Angelino), Azmoun (subbed for Abraham)
Bench: Rui Patricio, Boer, Karsdorp, Huijsen, Zalewski, Aouar, Pagano, Joao Costa
Goals: Dybala 59’ (Pen), Abraham 88’
Still, Roma had their advantage over sixth-place Atalanta reduced to two points after Atalanta beat Empoli 2-0.
Paulo Dybala put Roma ahead with a penalty near the hour mark and Mathias Olivera equalised for Napoli with a deflected shot.
Then Victor Osimhen converted a penalty for Napoli following a foul on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia before Abraham found the target with a header.
Abraham’s goal was initially ruled offside but then awarded following a VAR review.
Roma defender Evan Ndicka assisted on Abraham’s goal by heading on a corner kick from Dybala. Earlier this month, Ndicka suffered a collapsed left lung in a game against Udinese.
Napoli are ninth on the table and unlikely to qualify for Europe.
AAP
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