Napoli Defeats Fiorentina to Keep Pressure on Inter in Serie A Title Race
In matchday 28 of Serie A, Napoli secured a vital victory over Fiorentina. Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori helped the Neapolitans clinch all three points. The win allowed Napoli to maintain a one-point gap behind league leaders Inter Milan, while also ending a disappointing five-match winless streak that saw them lose their top spot in the Serie A standings.
2024-25, Italy - Serie A
Napoli - Fiorentina 2:1 (1:0)
Goals: Lukaku R., 26 (1:0); Raspadori, 60 (2:0); Gudmundsson A., 66 (2:1)
Napoli: Meret; Buongiorno; Rrahmani Am.; Di Lorenzo; Gilmour B.; McTominay (Billing, 86); Politano (Olivera M., 82); Spinazzola (Juan Jesus, 91); Lobotka; Lukaku R.; Raspadori (Simeone, 87)
Bench: Contini N.; Scuffet; Marín Ra.; Okafor; Hasa; Ngongé
Yellow Cards: Buongiorno 48
Fiorentina: de Gea; Dodo; Ranieri (Pongracic, 59); Comuzzo (Moreno M-s, 74); Pablo Marí; Parisi (Gosens, 59); Gudmundsson A.; Ndour; Cataldi (Beltran L., 81); Fagioli; Kean M.
Bench: Terracciano; Martinelli; Richardson; Adli; Caprini
Yellow Cards: Gudmundsson A. 64; Pongracic 88