"Napoli's hopes of retaining their Serie A title received a dramatic boost as Rasmus Hojlund scored a 95th-minute winner to beat Genoa 3-2. Despite two mistakes from Alessandro Buongiorno, and a late sending off for Juan Jesus, Hojlund scored from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time to move Antonio Conte's side within six points of leaders Inter, who play on Sunday."
"Napoli's chances of regaining the lead looked to be over when Juan Jesus was shown a second yellow card in the 76th minute for a needless foul on Brooke Norton-Cuffy, but Antonio Vergara drew a foul from Maxwell Cornet, and Hojlund's penalty crept underneath Justin Bijlow. Hojlund had failed to score in his first seven Serie A games in 2026, but the Dane scored a brace at the best time possible for Napoli, taking his season tally in the top-flight to eight."
Rasmus Hojlund scored a 95th-minute penalty to give Napoli a 3-2 win over Genoa, moving Antonio Conte's side within six points of leaders Inter. Alessandro Buongiorno's early error forced a penalty converted by Ruslan Malinovskyi, while Buongiorno later lost possession that allowed Lorenzo Colombo to equalise. Scott McTominay put Napoli ahead with a long-range finish, and Juan Jesus was sent off in the 76th minute. Antonio Vergara won the foul that led to the stoppage-time penalty. Hojlund's brace took his Serie A tally to eight and he contributed 1.53 of Napoli's 2.37 expected goals, while Genoa registered 1.32 xG from 12 shots.
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