Serie A: Napoli beat Fiorentina to maintain Champions League hopes alive

Napoli stored their Champions League hopes alive after beating Fiorentina 2-0 and shifting to the third spot within the Serie A standings on Sunday. With 76 factors, Napoli have moved forward of AC Milan and Juventus. Napoli moved to the third spot after beating Fiorentina 2-0 on Sunday (Reuters Image)HIGHLIGHTSNapoli occupied the third spot on Serie A factors desk after beating Fiorentina 2-0AC Milan (4th) and Juventus (fifth) are a degree behind NapoliAC Milan are left with 2 matches, whereas Napoli and Juventus are left with a match everyNapoli 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 as they chase 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 host Cagliari afterward Sunday.Napoli shall be assured a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League in the event that they win their remaining recreation of the season at dwelling to Hellas Verona subsequent Sunday.Juventus had overwhelmed champions Inter Milan on Saturday to maneuver above Napoli, who due to this fact travelled to Florence needing a victory to make sure they might go into the ultimate spherical of fixtures in one of many 4 Champions League qualifying positions. Juventus and Napoli are left with a match every, whereas AC Milan have nonetheless two matches to play.Napoli have been annoyed by the Thirteenth-placed hosts within the first half as goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano stored out Piotr Zielinski’s strike and Insigne’s free-kick rattled the bar, whereas Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic had a header dominated out for offside.The breakthrough got here after 57 minutes when Napoli have been awarded a penalty for a shirt pull at a nook following a VAR evaluate, and Viola substitute Bartlomiej Dragowski was proven a straight crimson card for protesting the choice.Insigne’s tame spot kick was saved however he fired dwelling the rebound, and the Italy winger was near a second when denied by the woodwork once more with a low shot that struck the publish.Napoli doubled their benefit on the 67th minute when Insigne laid off a move to Zielinski, whose first-time strike took a giant deflection off Lorenzo Venuti on its method in and was awarded as an personal objective to wrap up the factors.(With enter from Reuters)Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.