Napoli cuts his winning streak in Serie A, drawing without goals against Roma

Napoli left the first points of their season this Sunday, after starting with eight victories out of eight, by drawing 0-0 at the Olympic capital against the Roma of Portuguese Jose Mourinho, who was expelled ten minutes from the end for protesting to the referee.

Olimpico’s goalless draw prevented Naples from regaining the lead alone and allowed Milan, who beat Bologna on Saturday, to catch up with Luciano Spalletti’s men at the top of the table.

The Neapolitan ensemble, led by an excellent Spaniard Fabián Ruiz, fHe was the one who most sought victory, but ran into wood twice in the restart against a Roma that, touched after the 1-6 defeat suffered in the Conference League against Bodo Glimt, reactivated with a point against the leader.

It was a high intensity match, played before more than 50,000 spectators at the Olímpico, rich in duels, clashes and protests, with Mourinho who he saw two yellow cards for the referee and was forced to watch the last ten minutes sitting in a stadium tribune.

His Roma suffered in most of the clash before the possession of Napoli, which touched the goal twice at game time. A masterful pass into the hole by Fabian released Giovanni Di Lorenzo, whose cross, finished off by Nigerian Victor Osimhen, crashed into a post after a decisive deflection by Gianluca Mancini.

Shortly after, Osimhen tried again with a header that ended wide after touching the top of the crossbar.

Roma woke up in the last twenty minutes and had an unbeatable opportunity to break the equality ten minutes from the end with a header from Mancini that ended up outside by a few centimeters.

Naples lost the first points of the year, which is now leader with Milan in a Series A that is increasingly open and even. (D)