Napoli Vs Genoa Highlights, Serie A Updates: NAP 2-2 GEN; Partenopei Drop Points In Title Race

Greetings and a very warm welcome to all of you who have joined us for some enthralling Sunday night football action. We will bring to you live updates from the Italian league matchday 36 clash between Napoli and Genoa, so watch this space closely.

The game will kick off at 12:15am India time. The Serie A face-off between Napoli and Genoa will be live streamed on the GXR app and website in India. It will not be telecast on any TV channel in the country.

Here's how Napoli and Genoa line up ahead of kick-off in Naples:

Inter Milan have just defeated Torino 2-0 in the preceding Serie A fixture, which means the Nerazzurri draw level with Napoli at 77 points. The Partenopei are still ahead on goal difference, however and a win over Genoa would again hand them a three-point lead at the end of matchday 36.

The match gets underway, with Napoli attacking from right to left and Genoa from left to right. The equation for the hosts is simple: win, and stay in command of the title race. Even a draw tonight would hand them a one-point lead over Inter, but with two games to come after, it would not be sturdy enough.

Stanislav Lobotka is limping off the pitch after suffering an unfortunate injury and fellow Napoli midfielder Billy Gilmour has come in as a substitute for him in the 13th minute.

McTominay provides, and Lukaku converts! Napoli have the opening goal at home in the 15th minute. Their trusted, experienced duo combines to fox the Genoa defence, as McTominay's ball down the centre is pounced upon by the Belgian striker.

The 17-year-old Honest Ahanor comes really close to scoring his first senior goal for Genoa. The Italian defender's powerful header beats Napoli goalie Alex Meret, who knocks it back into his own goal off his boot. It goes down as an own goal, but Ahanor was surely the prime instigator for it. Genoa bring the match back on level terms, 1-1.

The scoreline stays at 1-1 at the end of the first half, with Genoa proving to be tricky customers for Napoli so far. We still have a full 45 minutes to come, so this match could swing either way. Remember that a win or draw keeps Napoli's title fate in their own hands, while a loss for them opens the door for Inter Milan to stake a claim with two matchdays to follow.

The players are back from the mid-game interval. Napoli now attacking from left to right and Genoa from right to left. The next 45 minutes will be instrumental in shaping the Serie A title race. Let's see who comes up trumps.

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It's another McTominay assist, and Giacomo Raspadori slots it in this time from his left foot. Napoli find the goal that puts them in front again, in the 64th minute. Can Genoa find another equaliser?

Yes, Genoa can equalize! Johan Vasquez comes up with a sizzling header to meet Caricol's ball and silence the home crowd in the 84th minute. The visitors are showing remarkable fighting spirit here, and Napoli are now in danger of dropping two crucial points.

The final whistle blows, and Genoa have held on for a 2-2 away draw. The visitors' creditable show means Napoli drop two points, and now just a solitary point separates Napoli and Inter Milan at the apex of the Serie A table.