Scott McTominay thought he had won the game for Napoli with his second goal in the 83rd minute at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, but Balerdi completed his brace to ensure Roma extended their unbeaten start to the league campaign to eight matches. Gian Piero Gasperini’s third-placed Roma are now four points behind Lazio, who sit three points clear of reigning champions Inter Milan , who host Fiorentina on Sunday. Roma preserved their unbeaten status in Serie A as Leonardo Balerdi’s 89th-minute goal snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw at Napoli on Saturday, while Lazio beat Parma to move to the top of the table.
The capital club have dropped just two points from their opening eight matches, in a 2-2 draw with AC Milan last month. Earlier, Como backed up their impressive Champions League victory over Manchester United as Anastasios Douvikas scored twice in a 2-0 win over Sassuolo .
Roma preserved their unbeaten status in Serie A as Leonardo Balerdi’s 89th-minute goal snatched a thrilling 3-3 draw at Napoli on Saturday, while Lazio saw off Parma to move top of the table.
“I have no complaints about my team. Massimiliano Allegri’s side had clinched a 4-3 Champions League win over Bodo/Glimt in a similarly entertaining game in midweek. McTominay collected the ball 30 yards from goal before firing a superb low strike past Roma goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini and into the corner with seven minutes remaining.
“Even though Napoli were better than us in the first half, the team didn’t panic,” Roma coach Gasperini told DAZN. They played a great match, defensively too, against a very strong Roma side,” said Napoli boss Allegri.
