Milan, 7 April (LaPresse) – Antonio Conte’s Napoli beat Milan 1-0 at the Maradona Stadium in the late kick-off of the 31st round of Serie A, overtaking Massimiliano Allegri’s side and remaining seven points behind leaders Inter in the table. The first half was evenly matched, with chances for Pavlovic and Spinazzola. In the second half, Politano came on and scored the winning goal in the 79th minute from a Gutierrez assist. With the three points, the Neapolitans move up to 65 points, leaving the Rossoneri in third place on 63. “We’ve given our all for the Scudetto race; now we’ll defend our Champions League spot,” Allegri said after the match. Enthusiasm and confidence in the Azzurri camp. Conte is not giving up on the Scudetto dream: “I think it’ll be tough, but if they slip up up front, we need to be ready,” said the Salento-born manager, who thanked all his players.
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