Topics: Serie A, Fiorentina, Napoli, Juventus, Giovanni Simeone
The lifeline gained by Napoli during last week's win at Juventus has gone down the drain.

Napoli’s Scudetto hopes was dealt a huge blow after a shock 3:0 defeat away to Fiorentina. Things were virtually heading for the downhill when Napoli’s match-winner against Juventus last week, Kalidou Koulibaly, was sent-off inside the first 10 minutes.

Giovanni Simeone then turned up as the hero for both the host and Juventus as he scored in the 32nd, 64th and 90th minutes against a Maurizio Sarri’s handicapped side. Interestingly, the Partenopei who have been notable for their ruthlessness in front of goal this season, culminated the frustrating encounter with just a single shot on target against the Viola.

Following Juventus’ 3-2 win over Inter Milan on Saturday, the four-points gap which was established still remains with three games left of the season to play.