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On Friday evening, in the "Serie A" match, the championship leaders "Napoli" achieved a hard-fought victory.
Luciano Spalletti's players defeated "Lecce" with a score of 2:1.
"Napoli" took the lead first. Giovanni Di Lorenzo scored in the 18th minute.
However, "Lecce" showed character and managed to come back into the game. Federico Di Francesco equalized the score in the 52nd minute.
Nevertheless, "Napoli" demonstrated their advantage when in the 64th minute the hosts' defender Antonino Gallo scored an own goal.
"Napoli" continues to maintain a 19-point lead over closest pursuers "Lazio". However, the Rome team has played one less game.