A ambition by Colombian striker Duvan Zapata in time added on rescued a 1-1 draw for ten-man Napoli adjoin Sampdoria and was abundant to see them acknowledgment to third in Serie A.
Zapata’s ambition — afterwards Eder had accustomed the hosts the advance in the 57th minute — connected his side’s best run to ten amateur in the league. However, while they confused aloft Sampdoria’s city-limits rivals Genoa, on ambition difference, they are nine credibility afloat of leaders Juventus and six off second-placed Roma.
Rafael Benitez’s ancillary looked to accept absent all achievement of accepting something from the bout if French apostle Kalidou Koulibaly was beatific off for a additional bookable answerability in the 85th minute. However, Zapata anticipation contrarily and he able the absorption of Djamel Mesbah in the additional minute of time added on to account with a diving header.
Benitez, who guided Napoli to the Coppa Italia bays endure season, took abundance from the animation his players had shown.
“We connected to advance admitting getting down to ten men adjoin 11 and we succeeded in equalising,” the 54-year-old Spaniard said.
Despite the backward ambition Sampdoria, accomplished by Serbian Sinisa Mihajlovic who played for them for four years in the 1990’s, accept still absent just already this season, through a endure minute amends adjoin Inter Milan.
“That absolutely hurts,” 45-year-old Mihajlovic said. “But football abominably is like that. One moment of absent absorption adjoin a absolutely acceptable ancillary is acceptable to amount you dearly. However, we can yield abundant pride in fifa 15 ultimate team coins that we were above to Napoli.”