James de Raspadori came off the bench to score the only goal Naples‘s 1-0 home win over relegation-battle Veniceas a result they are standing second in Serie A and level on points with leaders Atalanta.
The half-opener brought chances at both ends, but it was a goal, with Venezia goalkeeper Filip Stankovic saving Romelu Lukaku’s penalty kick eight minutes before the break.
Napoli were trying to find a way past the visitors, before Raspadori came on in the 79th minute, nine minutes after coming off the bench. Naples They have 41 points, one ahead of champions Inter, while Venezia remains second from the bottom on 13 points.
On the first day of kicking; Turin from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Udinese. Souleymane Touré and Lorenzo Lucca struck either side of half-time to put the hosts in control, but Che Adams reduced the arrears and Samuele Ricci leveled after 64 minutes.