Napoli just stays in control of Serie A title race
Napoli's hopes of securing the Serie A title on Monday were put on ice after being held to a 0-0 draw at Parma.
Inter drew 2-2 with Lazio, leaving the title race to be decided on the final day of the season next weekend, with Napoli only needing to match Inter's result in order to clinch the Scudetto as they currently hold a one-point advantage.
While Alex Meret had to make a sharp save to keep out Simon Sohm, Napoli responded brilliantly as Frank Anguissa volleyed a powerful effort off the base of the right post.
Sohm caused more problems for Meret, who made another fine fingertip stop, shortly after the restart, before Napoli upped the pressure once more.
Matteo Politano almost caught Zion Suzuki out as his cross smacked the bar, before Scott McTominay saw a curling free-kick superbly tipped onto the goal frame by the goalkeeper in the 70th minute.
Chivu and Antonio Conte were then both sent off at the start of stoppage time for dissent, to start the drama. The most thrilling moment came deep in stoppage time as David Neres was brought down by Mathias Lovik, with the referee initially awarding a penalty before it was overturned following a lengthy VAR review.
Napoli will host Cagliari while Inter will travel to in-form Como in the title-deciding final round next Monday.
