Despite playing at home, Napoli did not start well and soon let the away team take the lead from the 7th minute. From Bryan Zaragoza's assist, striker Donyell Malen finished accurately in one touch, opening the score for Roma.
After conceding a goal, the home team tried to push up the squad to find an equalizer. The finishing situations of Stanislav Lobotka or Rasmus Hojlund created significant pressure, before Napoli found an equalizing goal in the 40th minute. Leonardo Spinazzola's long-range shot hit Niccolo Pisilli's foot and changed direction, making goalkeeper Mile Svilar unable to stop it.
Stepping into the second half, the game was tense. Roma once again took the lead after the referee awarded the away team a penalty for Amir Rrahmani's foul in the penalty area. From the 11m spot, Malen completed a double to put the capital team ahead 2-1.
Facing the risk of suffering their first home defeat in Serie A after a long series of unbeaten matches, Napoli increased pressure in the final minutes of the match. The efforts of the Southern Italian team were rewarded in the 82nd minute when Alisson Santos scored the equalizer 2-2, keeping 1 point for the home team.
Although extending the home unbeaten streak to 23, this result does not help Napoli improve their position in the championship race as the gap with the leading team Inter Milan has widened to 11 points after this round.
In other matches of the same round, Torino lost 1-2 to Bologna, Cremonese drew 0-0 with Genoa, while Parma won against Verona. The order in the top group of Serie A is therefore not much changed after the latest series of matches.
