Napoli moved top of the Serie A table after Giacomo Raspadori's late winner sealed their three points at home to Spezia.
The ball was crossed into the box, eluding everyone until Raspadori - on loan from Sassuolo - put the ball past Spezia goalkeeper Bartu0142omiej Dru0105gowski for his first Napoli goal.
It was a just reward for 22-year-old Raspadori, who was at the forefront of Napoli's dominance, making six shots, before finally putting one away in the 89th minute.
Match Stats
Napoli (4-3-3): Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Juan, Rui, Anguissa (Zielinski 57), Ndombele (Lobotka 46), Elmas (Gaetano 75), Politano (Lozano 57), Raspadori, Kvaratskhelia (Simeone 67)
Substitutes not used: Kim, Marfella, Olivera, Zerbin, Sirigu, Ostigard, Zanoli
Manager: Luciano Spalletti
Scorers: Raspadori 89
Booked: Elmas 71
Spezia (3-5-2): Dragowski, Ampadu (Hristov 70), Kiwior, Nikolaou, Holm, Agudelo (Sala 81), Bourabia (Ellertsson 70), Bastoni (Kovalenko 62), Reca, Nzola, Gyasi
Substitutes not used: Zoet, Sala, Beck, Caldara, Sher, Zovko, Strelec, Sanca
Manager: Luca Gotti
Scorers: None
Booked: Gyasi 45, Dragowski 77
Referee: Alberto Santoro
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There was a goalless first half at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, as the dominant hosts failed to capitalise despite creating more of the chances.