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A stoppage-time goal by forward Giacomo Raspadori earned runaway Serie A leaders Napoli a 1-0 victory at Juventus on Sunday after the hosts had two goals ruled out following VAR reviews.
Raspadori came off the bench to fire Napoli 17 points clear on 78 points and they could claim the title next weekend if they beat Salernitana and Lazio fail to win at Internazionale.
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Juve thought they had taken the lead with a stunning solo effort by Ángel Di María in the 82nd minute only to see it cancelled out after a VAR check for Arkadiusz Milik’s tackle on Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka in the build up.
Late substitute Dusan Vlahovic then found the net for Juve in added time but his effort was ruled out as well because the ball left the pitch before Federico Chiesa’s cross.
Napoli then sealed the win through Raspadori, who beat Juve goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a first-time finish following a beautiful lofted cross by midfielder Eljif Elmas.
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Elsewhere, Milan’s Rafael Leão scored twice to earn a 2-0 home win over Lecce on Sunday in the race for a top-four spot.
Internazionale returned to winning ways in Serie A with a 3-0 win at Empoli on Sunday after second-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martínez snapped their five-match winless run in the league.
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