Serie A: Napoli draw with Lecce as Vlahovic strikes again for Juventus
Napoli would have gone first on goal difference with a win but were held to a 1-1 draw by Lecce, while underwhelming Juventus beat Spezia 2-0 with Vlahovic striking again.
Luciano Spalletti’s side sit third after four games, two points behind Roma and one away from second-placed Inter Milan, while Lecce are 15th after earning their second point of the campaign.
The hosts took the lead just seconds after Alex Meret had kept them level by beating away Colombo’s retaken penalty follow a clumsy foul on Federico Di Francesco by Tanguy Ndombele on his full debut.
But Colombo – whose first successful spot-kick was ruled out as the referee had not blown his whistle – was not downhearted and blasted Lecce level four minutes after they went behind.
The Italy Under-21 international brought down a clearance and, after not being closed down, spun and unleashed a shot which this time left Meret grasping at air.
Napoli pushed the whole second half for the win, but apart from Elmas being denied from close range soon after the break and Victor Osimhen heading over late on, they struggled to create clear-cut chances and had to settle for a point.
Juventus are level on points with Napoli in fourth thanks to another superb ninth-minute free-kick from Dusan Vlahovic, his fourth goal of the season, and Arkadiusz Milik’s first for the club.
Earlier, Manolo Gabbiadini saved a point for Sampdoria in a 1-1 home draw with Lazio, netting his team’s first goal of the season in stoppage time and lifting them out of the Serie A drop zone.
Sampdoria are 17th with just two points from their first four games.
Lazio thought they would be on 10 points after leading from the 21st minute through Ciro Immobile, who calmly slotted past Emil Auder instead Maurizio Sarri’s side sit sixth and trail local rivals Roma by two points.
Udinese are three points from the summit in ninth after inflicting a first defeat of the season on Fiorentina thanks to Beto’s 17th-minute strike.
Empoli and Verona played out a 1-1 draw in the other early kick-off.
