Napoli tighten grip on top-four spot with win over Fiorentina in Serie A

Napoli captain Lorenzo Insigne scored to assist his facet beat 10-man Fiorentina 2-0 and transfer into provisional third place within the Serie A desk on Sunday because it chases a Champions League spot.
The win leaves Gennaro Gattuso’s facet on 76 factors, one level forward of AC Milan and Juventus in fourth and fifth respectively, earlier than Milan hosts Cagliari afterward Sunday.
Napoli might be assured a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League if it wins its last recreation of the season at residence to Hellas Verona subsequent Sunday.
Juve had crushed champion Inter Milan on Saturday to maneuver above Napoli, which subsequently travelled to Florence needing a victory to make sure it might go into the ultimate spherical of fixtures in one of many 4 Champions League qualifying positions.
Napoli was annoyed by the Thirteenth-placed host within the first half as goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano stored out Piotr Zielinski’s strike, and Insigne’s free-kick rattled the bar. Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic had a header dominated out for offside.
The breakthrough got here after 57 minutes when Napoli was awarded a penalty for a shirt pull at a nook following a VAR evaluation. Viola substitute Bartlomiej Dragowski was proven a straight crimson card for protesting the choice.
Insigne’s tame spot-kick was saved, however he fired residence the rebound. The Italy winger was near a second however was denied by the woodwork once more with a low shot that struck the publish.
Napoli doubled its benefit on the 67th minute when Insigne laid off a go to Zielinski, whose first-time strike took a giant deflection off Lorenzo Venuti on its means in and was awarded as an personal purpose to wrap up the factors.