Football, Serie A: Verona-Napoli 1-2, Lukaku scores the winner in the 96th minute

Milan, 28 February (LaPresse) – A last-gasp victory for Antonio Conte’s Napoli, who beat Verona 2-1 in Verona, continuing their race for a place in next season’s Champions League. The match, valid for the 27th day of Serie A, was decided by Romelu Lukaku, who scored his first goal in the league in the 96th minute. Napoli took the lead with Hojlund after only two minutes of play, Akpa Akpro equalised in the 65th minute, and then the Belgian centre forward scored the decisive goal. Napoli are third in the standings with 53 points, one point behind Milan. They are three points ahead of fourth-placed Roma, who face Juventus in tomorrow’s Sunday night game, and five points ahead of Como, who won 3-1 against Lecce today.