Napoli beats Sampdoria to stretch league lead as Milan draws

Despite missing an early penalty Napoli bounced back from its first league defeat of the season to beat 10man Sampdoria 20 and extend its lead at the top of Serie AIn an emotional match at Stadio Luigi Ferraris Victor Osimhen opened the scoring in the 19th minute after Matteo Politano had seen his penalty saved Any chance Sampdoria had of getting back into the match diminished when Tomaacutes Rincoacuten was sent off shortly before halftime and Napoli sealed the result with another penaltyNapoli moved seven points clear of secondplaced Juventus and defending champion AC Milan which was held to a 22 draw at home by Roma following two late goals from the visitorsClashes took place earlier in the day between Roma fans traveling to Milan and Napoli supporters heading to Genoa Around 300 fans were involved throwing flares stones and other objects at each other causing part of the motorway to be closed and lengthy lines to formThere were video tributes before the match to former Sampdoria players Gianluca Vialli and Sinia Mihajlovic who both died recently There were also plenty of banners in the stands dedicated to them and chants throughout the matchThe Sampdoria players warmed up wearing special jerseys with Viallis name on as well as the number nine he wore when he played for the team Flowers were also laid by the side of the field by members of the Sampdoria staff and the Italy players from NapoliVialli who died on Friday helped Sampdoria to its only Serie A title and three Italian Cups as well as the European Cup final during an eightyear stintMihajlovic played and coached Sampdoria and his three children stood on the side of the field holding up a team jersey with his name on the back during a minutes silence for him and VialliAlso readSerie A Juventus keep winning streakNapoli was looking to recover from a 10 defeat to Inter Milan on Wednesday when the league resumed after a 7 frac12week breakIt seemed set to get off to the perfect start when Samp defender Nicola Murru was adjudged to have fouled Andreacute Anguissa in the penalty area but Politano saw his spot kick turned onto the right post by goalkeeper Emilio AuderoNapoli did break the deadlock when Maacuterio Rui was given space on the left to bend a ball into the area for Osimhen to rush in and fire into the back of the netSamps problems deepened six minutes from the break when Rincoacuten was shown a straight red card for a cynical foul on OsimhenHowever it took the league leader until the 82nd minute to secure the match when Elmas fired a powerful penalty into the top left corner following a Ronaldo Vieira handballMILAN HELDMilan appeared to be heading for a comfortable win as it was leading 20 with three minutes remaining after goals from Pierre Kalulu and Tommaso Pobega in either halfBut Roma pulled one back with its first effort on target when Roger Ibantildeez headed in a corner and Joseacute Mourinhos team incredibly leveled in stoppage time through Tammy AbrahamLATE RESCUEEmpoli also scored two late goals to stun its hosts and snatch a 22 draw at LazioLazio seemed to have the match won when Mattia Zaccagni doubled its lead early in the second half following a header by Felipe Anderson with less than two minutes on the clockHowever Francesco Caputo pulled one back for the visitors seven minutes from time and Razvan Marin netted a surprise equalizer in stoppage timeLazio was three points behind fourthplaced Inter Milan which was held to a 22 draw at Monza on SaturdaySpezia inched four points clear of the relegation zone with a 00 draw at home to Lecce while Salernitana drew 11 against TorinoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever