Napoli’s winning streak now stands at five games in all competitions, with their victory at AC Milan. As a result, they have reclaimed first place in the Serie A standings.
Mario Rui’s cross was headed into the bottom corner by Giovanni Simeone for a late victory.
Olivier Giroud scored his fourth league goal of the year to tie the score after Matteo Politano’s penalty had given the visitors the lead.
Milan continues to be in fifth place, but Napoli currently leads on goal differential.
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After the seventh round of matches in the Italian premier division, Luciano Spalletti’s group was the third club to hold the lead in the standings.
After defeating Inter Milan 3-1 earlier on Sunday, Udinese had a short lead. Until Atalanta narrowly defeated Roma 1-0 to take the lead in a match in which Jose Mourinho was dismissed.
The Roma manager was given a red card after yelling at the referee for not giving his team a second-half penalty.