It wasn't easy, but it was once again Antonio Conte's style, and in his city...
Napoli continues to take on rivals, and after a win against Lecce (1:0) away, they maintained a plus three over second-placed Inter - the "Nerazuri" played the match of the 35th round of Serie A a little later against Verona and celebrated 1:0 with a combined squad.
The team with "Maradona" has three more games left to preserve their lead, and the hero of the important victory at "Via del Mare" was Giacomo Raspadori.
Napoli's maestro outsmarted Vladimiro Falcone from a free kick in the 24th minute, with the Lecce goalkeeper doing better as the ball ended up in his corner.
One goal was enough for Inter to continue following Napoli - the scorer was Kristjan Aslani from the penalty spot in the 9th minute.
Simone Inzaghi rested Nicola Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Denzel Dumfries, Marcus Thuram, and Jan Sommer ahead of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona, while Federico Dimarco, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Francesco Acerbi only came on in the second half... Lautaro Martinez (muscle problem) and Hakan Çalhanoğlu (suspension) were not even on the roster.
And while Napoli will chase glory against Genoa, Parma and Cagliari, our Nikola Krstović's Lecce can't seem to get out of the black streak, which has lasted for 12 games, during which the club from Puglia has not recorded a victory.
The "Giallorossi" are currently just a point above the red zone, but they could be below the line tomorrow if Empoli defeats Lazio at home.
Through the aforementioned 12 games, Lecce recorded eight defeats, and their last victory was on the last day of January, when Krstović - with a goal and two assists - shone against Parma.
The team from "Via del Marea" has games against Verona, Turin and Lazio to come.
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