Frustrated Serie A leaders Napoli held at home by Udinese

MILAN: Napoli missed the chance to move a provisional six points clear atop Serie A after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Udinese on Sunday, its second successive stalemate.

Napoli, which had to settle for a 1-1 draw at AS Roma last week, now has 55 points, four clear of second-placed Inter Milan, which hosts Fiorentina on Monday. Udinese is 10th on 30.

In an eventful first half, both teams had chances to break the deadlock but Scott McTominay opened the scoring for Napoli in the 37th minute with a pinpoint header from close range following a corner by Matteo Politano.

It was the sixth league goal this season for the Scottish midfielder.

However, Udinese hit back three minutes later as Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalised with a swerving long-range shot that deceived goalkeeper Alex Meret and flew into the bottom corner. Agencies

Also Read: Ireland beat Zimbabwe by 63 runs in one-off Test

Also Watch: