Napoli climbed joint-top of Serie A after David Neres scored in a narrow 1-0 win away to AS Roma, with Antonio Conte’s side showing grit and control before surviving late pressure to leave the Stadio

Napoli thwarted AS Roma’s attempt to reclaim first place in the Serie A standings with a 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, where David Neres’ goal moved the defending champions level on points with AC Milan at the summit.

On November 23, the Matchday 12 fixture of the 2025-2026 Italian Serie A football championship took place at the Stadio Giovanni Zini in Cremona, where local club Cremonese were defeated 1-3 by Roma.

Gian Piero Gasperini had his say on what went wrong in the Napoli goal to defeat Roma, admitting they ‘didn’t play the way we wanted to’ in this Scudetto battle.

Rasmus Hojlund formed part of a bizarre celebration after teeing up Napoli team-mate David Neres for a crucial goal that settled a top-of-the-table Serie A clash with Roma. The Manchester United outcast,

Napoli is aiming for its third title in four seasons and Partenopei goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic preserved the clean sheet with a one-handed save on Tommaso Baldanzi in the closing minutes.

The goals finally flowed in Serie A this weekend - with USMNT star Christian Pulisic scoring the winner in the Milan derby as Roma march on