Sassuolo 2-2 Napoli: Luciano Spalletti's drop points after squandering two-goal lead but remain one point of AC Milan at the top of Serie A... and have VAR to thank for escaping with a draw
Napoli squandered two-goal lead as Sassuolo mounted late comeback Luciani Spallettis' men remained one point clear of AC Milan at the top of Serie A Fabian Ruiz and Dries Mertens put Napoli 2-0 ahead after an hour Sassuolo equalised in the 89th minute and a had the winner ruled out by VAR AC Milan and Inter kept pace with Napoli, with wins over Genoa and Spezia By Dan Cancian For Mailonline
Published: 21:54 GMT, 1 December 2021 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 1 December 2021
Napoli saw their lead over AC Milan at the top of Serie A cut to one point after they squandered a two-goal lead against Sassuolo.
Fabian Ruiz and Dries Mertens scored within eight second half minutes to put Luciano Spalletti's men 2-0 up with an hour gone, before Gianluca Scamacca scored a third goal in two games to pull one back for the host.
Gian Marco Ferrari's 89th minute header drew Sassuolo level and Gregoire Defrel looked to have won the game for the hosts in stoppage time, only for VAR to disallow the goal.
Dries Mertens scored for the second consecutive game to put Napoli 2-0 ahead
Fresh from upsetting Milan at the San Siro at the weekend, Sassuolo kept the Serie A leaders at bay during an even 45 minutes, before Ruiz struck six minutes into the second half to break the deadlock with a precise left-footed finish.
Mertens added a second shortly afterward, before Gianluca Scamacca pulled one back for the hosts with 20 minutes left as
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