NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - Leaders Napoli were held to a goalless home draw by relegation-threatened Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday as Luciano Spalletti's side finished winless for the third time in their last four games in all competitions.
Napoli, who on Wednesday were beaten 1-0 at AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, saw their advantage over second-placed Lazio narrow to 13 points after Maurizio Sarri's men grabbed a comfortable 3-0 win at lowly Spezia on Friday.
Napoli thought they had opened the scoring in the 20th minute but Matteo Politano's deflected strike was disallowed after Verona goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo was obstructed by a player in an offside position. The hosts came close to taking the lead again in the 56th minute through a Giovanni Di Lorenzo header which, however, went narrowly wide of the right post.
Verona, who are winless in seven out of their last eight games, are 18th on 23 points, three points from safety.
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