Napoli draw level with Serie A leaders Atalanta as Fiorentina hold Juventus

Napoli moved level on points with Serie A leaders Atalanta as substitute Giacomo Raspadori’s goal earned Antonio Conte’s side a 1-0 home win against strugglers Venezia.

Raspadori struck in the 79th minute after Romelu Lukaku had seen a penalty saved by Venezia goalkeeper Filip Stankovic late in the first half.

Atalanta and Napoli finish the calendar year a point clear of third-placed champions Inter Milan, who have a game in hand over them, while Venezia remain second-bottom.

Fiorentina and Juventus, fifth and sixth respectively, played out a 2-2 draw at the Allianz Stadium, where Riccardo Sottil scored a second equaliser for the visitors late on, Kephren Thuram earlier notching a brace either side of a Moise Kean goal.

Play was briefly halted early on due to Viola fans chanting at Juve’s former Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, according to reports.

A Juve statement said: “In terms of the chants coming from the away sector, Juventus can announce that the images of those responsible will be acquired by the authorities and the club will apply the Code of Regulation to them.”

AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Roma courtesy of Paulo Dybala’s first-half volley at San Siro.

Dybala crashed the ball past Mike Maignan in the 23rd minute to cancel out Tijjani Reijnders’ 16th-minute opener.

Milan – who had boss Paulo Fonseca red-carded just before the break – stay eighth, while Claudio Ranieri’s Roma are 10th.

Also on Sunday, Torino fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Udinese. Isaak Toure and Lorenzo Lucca scored either side of the interval before the away side replied through Che Adams and Samuele Ricci.