Napoli fail to make ‘bonus’ game pay as uncertainty swirls at top of Serie A | Nicky Bandini

An astonishing array of outcomes remain possible with two games left in tantalisingly unpredictable end to seasonAntonio Conte characterised it as Napoli’s “bonus” game, a free swing, the mistake they could yet afford. A 2-2 draw at home to Genoa left a bitter taste, after having taken the lead in both halves, but this was no time to panic. “Before this we needed seven points to win the Scudetto,” said Conte. “We took one, so now we must win our last two games.”It sounded so simple, put like that, but we had just been reminded of why it will not be. Genoa at home was supposed to be the most straightforward of Napoli’s remaining fixtures, against opponents with no objectives left to play for. Continue reading...

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