NAPOLI moved to within a point of league leaders Juventus with a hard-fought 2-1 win over AC Milan this evening.
Early goals from Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Callejon sealed victory at the San Siro despite a resilient showing in the second half from the home team.
Napoli came into the match on the back of a fine run which has seen them win seven of their last eight games in all competitions.
Milan were clearly shell shocked by their disastrous start to the game but not even the most sceptical fan would have predicted a second Napoli goal just three minutes later.
Callejon latched on to a sumptuous through-ball from Dries Mertens before firing past Gianluigi Donnarumma at an extremely tight angle.
But Juraj Kucka pulled Milan back into the game eight minutes before the break with a clever finish.
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Vincenzo Montella's men went on to dominate most of the second half but saw a number of good chances wasted by the likes of Carlos Bacca, Suso and Mario Pasalic.
The result means Milan remain three points off the top four as they turn their attention to Wednesday's Coppa Italia semi-final against reigning champions Juventus.
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