Napoli and Como play out goalless draw in Serie A

TL;DR

Napoli and Como played to a 0-0 draw in Serie A, leaving both teams with limited progress in their season ambitions. Como trails Juventus for the final Champions League spot, while Napoli's title defense appears over with Inter Milan leading by nine points.

Key points

Napoli and Como drew 0-0 in Serie A.
Como trails Juventus by two points for the Champions League spot.
Napoli's title defense is likely over with Inter Milan leading by nine points.

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Scott McTominay heads over the crossbar for Napoli at Como (Piero CRUCIATTI) (Piero CRUCIATTI/AFP/AFP) Napoli and Como drew 0-0 in Serie A on Saturday in a result that did little to further either of their ambitions for this season. The draw will likely disappoint hosts Como the more as they now trail Juventus in the final Champions League spot by two points and the Old Lady can grow that advantage when they host Verona on Sunday. Second-placed Napoli know their Serie A title defence is effectively over with leaders Inter Milan, now nine points clear, needing just a draw from their remaining four fixtures to win the league. Inter can claim the Scudetto on Sunday when they host mid-table Parma. However, with a game more played than third-placed AC Milan, Napoli now know the Rossoneri can join them on 70 points this weekend when they visit Sassuolo. The first big chance of the encounter came inside the opening 10 minutes as Nico Paz played in Anastasios Douvikas, who managed to round Napoli goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, but two defenders were able to get back in time to block his eventual effort off the goal-line. Scott McTominay responded for Napoli with a towering leap at a corner on 18 minutes, but his header went over when an effort on target would have resulted in a goal with lost in a melee. Como's bent wide four mins later and then Milinkovic-Savic came out well to deny on a swift counter on the half-hour as the match went into half-time. Napoli appealed vainly for a penalty early in the second period, however, the referee adjudged had manufactured the contact close to the byline and chose not to point to the spot. A deflected effort from just inside the box from Baturina then required a desperate claw away from the goal by a wrong-footed Milinkovic-Savic as the match seemed destined to end a stalemate. McTominay passed up the best chance of the second period on 80 minutes after galloping onto a lofted through-ball but his steered finish nestled in the side netting. then nearly won the match five minutes later with a spectacular curling effort from distance, which came back off the post with Butez well-beaten. Earlier, climbed to 10th following a 2-0 win at home to . 's trip to will round out the day's action in Serie A. bur-nf/dmc

Q&A

What was the final score of the Napoli vs Como match?

The final score was 0-0, resulting in a goalless draw.

How does the draw affect Napoli's chances in Serie A?

The draw effectively ends Napoli's title defense as they are now nine points behind leaders Inter Milan.

What are Como's standings after the draw against Napoli?

Como remains two points behind Juventus for the final Champions League spot following the draw.