Napoli returned to winning ways and maintained the pressure on Serie A-leaders Inter with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina.
Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori were on goal for the Partenopei, who returned to the top within a point of the Nerazzurri.
The side of Antonio Conte broke through in the 26th minute in Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Lukaku threw in a rebound after David de Gea could only parry the first strike of Scott McTominay.
Giovanni di Lorenzo shortly thereafter, before Raspadori doubled the hosts' lead on the hour sign, with Lukaku provider for Raspadori bundling home.
Fiorentina, aimed at avoiding a fifth defeat in six games, halved the shortage six minutes later, while Albert Gudmundsson curled past Alex Meret.
Giovanni Simeone missed a chance to restore the two-goal buffer of Napoli in a stop time, but the margin with one goal was sufficient to end their five-match Winless Streak.
12 – Since his first season with goal in the BIG -5 European Leagues (for West Bromwich in 2012/13), only Robert Lewandowski (13) has scored 10+ goals in more seasons than Romelu #Lukaku (12). Consistency.#Napolifiorentina pic.twitter.com/2jdssbmrk5u
– OPTAPAOLO (@OPTAPAOLO) 9 March 2025
Debrief data: Lukaku again reaches double digits
Lukaku took his count for the season to 10 goals, which means that it is the 12th campaign in which he has reached double digits in the Big Five European competitions; A count only improved by Robert Lewandowski (13).
Raspadori doubled the hosts' lead on his 100th performance for the club and was born the only Italian in the 2000s who played 100 times for a single Serie A-side since his debut in the 2022-23 season.
The consolation of Gudmundsson was set up by Moise Kean, who is the first Italian involved in 18 goals (15 goals, three assists) in a Serie A campaign for Fiorentina since Giuseppe Rossi (19 in 2013-14).
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