Osimhen sees leaders Napoli beat spirited Bologna

Nigeria striker Osimhen struck in the 69th minute to give Napoli a win which maintained their two-point lead at the top of the pile. It was his first league goal since August after helping his team to secure qualification to the Champions League last 16 in midweek.

Luciano Spalletti's team, who struck the woodwork twice, have now won 10 matches on the bounce in all competitions and remain unbeaten since the start of the season. However, Sunday's win was far from the swashbuckling display expected against Bologna, who will drop into the bottom three if Verona beat AC Milan in the day's final game.

Thiago Motta's side sit 17th and come away from the Stadio Maradona with credit after a fine performance without star man Marko Arnautovic. The hosts looked to be heading for a routine win once Hirving Lozano put them back ahead three minutes after half-time following a goalmouth scramble. They had gone into the break level thanks to Juan Jesus bundling in his first goal of the season in final minute of the half, just four minutes after Joshua Zirkzee had give Bologna a shock lead.

However, Alex Meret allowed Musa Barrow to level for Bologna just two minutes after Lozano's arrowed strike with a howler, letting the Gambian's long-range shot squirm under his body. The home crowd squirmed but Osimhen, who replaced Giacomo Raspadori at half-time, forced his third league goal of the campaign under Lukasz Skorupski to send the fans home drained but happy.

Sarri's pitch rant 

Maurizio Sarri said Lazio should "look for another coach" after being outraged by the state of the Stadio Olimpico pitch during his team's goalless draw with fellow in-form side Udinese. The pair headed into the clash gunning to stay two points behind Napoli but failed to find the target despite putting on an engaging match for the 45,000 present in Rome.

Sarri said that the pitch, which has also been criticised Jose Mourinho whose team Roma play at the same stadium, was "impossible to play on". "I don't know what the chairman is planning on doing, but if this is the pitch we have to play on he should get another coach," Sarri told reporters, adding that playing out from the back "was like throwing a bomb under our feet".

Sarri also lost Ciro Immobile to a thigh injury on the half-hour mark and struggled to create chances without the Italy striker. Both teams stayed in their respective positions of third and fourth and can be overtaken by Milan and Roma, who are at Sampdoria on Monday.