How much Napoli missed Romelu Lukaku this season was evident in Verona, where the reigning champions were on the verge of another, third consecutive Serie A defeat.
The Belgian, however, did not allow this and in the last attack of the match he brought three points to Antonio Conte's team - from the crowd in the penalty area he put the ball into the net in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
Lukaku was injured during training this summer, recently returned to the field and could be an important link in Napoli's fight for a place in the Champions League, given that it is increasingly certain that the "azure" will say goodbye to the Scudetto.
Napoli took the lead at "Bentegodi" in the 2nd minute with a goal from Rasmus Hoylund, but the home team equalized in the 65th minute through Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpra...
It smelled like a draw, Verona even threatened to overturn it, but Lukaku brought a big celebration to Conte.
Napoli is one match closer to a point than second-placed Milan, and Como is in the Champions League zone, albeit one game more than Juventus.
Cesc Fabregas' team easily defeated Lecce 3:1 at home, leaving them two points ahead of the "old lady".
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