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Napoli strike blow to AC Milan title hopes as Politano fires visitors to win

Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Napoli - San Siro, Milan, Italy - March 14, 2021. Napoli's Nikola Maksimovic in action with AC Milan's Brahim Diaz. [REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo]

AC Milan suffered a major blow to their Serie A title hopes as Matteo Politano’s second-half strike earned Napoli a 1-0 win on Sunday to leave the hosts nine points behind leaders Inter Milan in second place.

The Italian winger’s scuffed shot into the bottom corner after 49 minutes sealed a precious victory for the visitors’ Champions League qualification hopes, as they moved above AS Roma into fifth place on goal difference and two points behind Atalanta in fourth.

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