VENICE:
Napoli wasted an opportunity to provisionally reclaim prime spot within the Serie A standings for the primary time since February after they have been held to a 0-0 draw at second-from-bottom Venezia on Sunday.
Napoli remained in second place with 61 factors from 29 matches – degree with leaders Inter Milan and three factors forward of third-placed Atalanta, who face one another in a while Sunday.
Requested how vital the results of Atalanta and Inter’s assembly could be for Napoli’s title hopes, supervisor Antonio Conte advised DAZN: “To us it adjustments nothing, we have now to have a look at ourselves and provides all the things as we did at this time.
“Then in the long run we’ll see the merchandise of our efforts. I’ve at all times been vital when there was one thing to be vital about. Not at this time, it is a sport we deserved to win however a draw matches.”
Either side had alternatives to attain in a frantic opening spell on the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, with Napoli’s Giacomo Raspadori hitting the put up whereas Venezia ahead Daniel Fila fired straight at visiting goalkeeper Alex Meret from a promising place.
Napoli started to exert management over the competition as the primary half wore on and Venezia stopper Ionut Radu needed to be alert to maintain out efforts from Raspadori, Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay.
The house facet virtually scored towards the run of play within the forty second minute however Fila’s low shot was prevented from crossing the road by an excellent last-ditch block from Amir Rrahmani.
Conte’s staff continued to show the screw after the interval however they have been unable to interrupt down a resolute Venezia, who’ve now conceded simply as soon as in 4 league video games – a run during which in addition they held top-five sides Lazio and Atalanta to goalless attracts.
Winger Matteo Politano twice drew saves from Radu earlier than the Italian supervisor made a quadruple substitution to inject some vitality into the guests, however the adjustments didn’t have the specified impact.