In the match on the back of three victories of their last four Serie A matches, Roma knew and knew that a positive result against the League leaders would see them on the top six.
However, it was Napoli, who opened a Cagey for 20 minutes, when Scott McTominay an effort from close by was saved comfortably by Mile Svilar.
The side of Antonio Conte continued to stamp their authority on a procedure and a breakthrough arrived properly in the 29th minute when the former Roma player Leonardo Spinazzola racete on Juan Jesus' long ball, a wonderful finish about the supplementary Svilar.
The hosts started to chase to an equalizer before the break, but Alex Meret was stuck in Napoli's goal and saved Slim from Evan Ndicka's colored header to retain the narrow lead of Gli Azzurri.
Unbeaten in nine of the previous 10 head-to-heads (W6, D3, L1), the visitors dominated the early stages of the second half while McTominay wasted over the bar over the bar after good work by Romelu Lukaku.
That served as a warning for the men of Claudio Ranieri, who came within centimeters of a level when Leandro Paredes' curled free kick struck from the outside of the post.
The game remained seductive near the last quarter, with Paulo Dybala coming from the bank for the hosts in the hope of saving a late point.
Napoli seemed to have done enough with the time that tapped during the stopping time, but the inch-perfect delivery of Alexis Saelemaekers was brilliant by Angelino in the far corner in the far corner to ensure a dramatic share of the loot.
The result extends the unbeaten home run from Roma to eight games in all competitions (W7, D1), while Napoli lacks the chance to make five points clear on the Serie A-top if their seven-match winning streak ends.
Flash score Man of the match: Juan Jesus (Napoli)
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