Napoli starting XI (4-4-2): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Olivera, Spinazzola, Politano (subbed for David Neres), Anguissa, Lobotka (subbed for Gilmour), McTominay, Lukaku, Raspadori (subbed for Billing)
Bench: Contini, Scuffet, Okafor, Rafa Marin, Simeone, Ngonge, Hasa, Mazzocchi
Goals: Lukaku 15’, Raspadori 64’
Genoa starting XI (4-4-1-1): Siegrist, Sabelli (subbed for Zanoli), Otoa (subbed for Bani), Vasquez, Ahanor (subbed for Venturino), Norton-Cuffy, Masini, Frendrup, Vitinha (subbed for Kasa), Messias (subbed for Aaron Martin), Pinamonti
Bench: Leali, Sommariva, De Winter, Onana, Ekhator, Badelj
Goals: Meret 32’ (OG), Vasquez 84’
If Napoli and Inter are still level after the final two rounds there will be a playoff to decide the destination of the league title.
“Undoubtedly there’s disappointment at this moment,” Napoli manager Antonio Conte said.
“Because we didn’t deserve to draw, to drop points like this.
“But we also have to acknowledge that we had a ‘bonus card’ and we played that tonight, of the seven points that we needed we picked up one, so we have to win the two matches remaining now.”
Napoli twice fumbled a lead in a surprise result that damaged their title hopes.
Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori put Napoli ahead in each half, following precise passes from Scott McTominay.
Genoa’s first equaliser was somewhat fortuitous as Honest Ahanor’s header bounced off the upright and then hit Alex Meret on the thigh to ricochet back into the net, going down as an own-goal by the Napoli goalkeeper.
Johan Vásquez headed in a cross six minutes from time to snatch a point for Genoa and set up an even more tense finale to the season.
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