"Conte's team came from behind twice to seal a share of the spoils at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, with debutant Alisson Santos netting an 82nd-minute equaliser. Napoli had fallen behind through Donyell Malen's sixth-minute finish, only for Leonardo Spinazzola to restore parity just before the break with a deflected strike over Mile Svilar. Malen then re-established Roma's advantage from the penalty spot after Wesley was fouled by Amir Rrahmani, but substitute Santos popped up with the leveller on his Serie A debut."
"It was an entertaining game played at a high level of intensity, there were difficulties playing because the pressing was so high by both teams. It was an English-style match. "We've got to continue, knowing that we are building our future in the next 13 games, so what we have next season will depend on what we do in these 13 games, and what European competition we manage to qualify for.""
"Indeed, it was a result that extended Napoli's unbeaten home league run to 23 matches, doing so for the first time since a streak of 31 between February 1986 and February 1988. Conte's side did, however, fall further behind Inter, with the gap now 11 points to the league leaders. The Napoli boss thinks his team's Scudetto title defence is over, and has instead placed full focus on European qualification."
Napoli recovered twice to earn a 2-2 draw with Roma, with debutant Alisson Santos scoring an 82nd-minute equaliser. Donyell Malen opened the scoring and later converted a penalty, while Leonardo Spinazzola had levelled before halftime with a deflected strike. The result extended Napoli's unbeaten home league run to 23 matches. Napoli now trail Inter by 11 points, prompting Conte to concede the title defence and focus on qualifying for European competition. Conte stressed the importance of the next 13 league games for the club's future and the campaign's outcome. Opta gives Napoli an 85.3% chance of a Champions League place.
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