Cyril Ngonge struck a 90th-minute equaliser as Napoli fought back to rescue a draw against Genoa at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, denying the visitors a first away Serie A head-to-head victory since 2009.Khvicha Kvaratskhelia seemed determined to take advantage of Victor Osimhen’s continued absence and draw level in the Serie A scoring charts with the Nigerian. He took just two-and-a-half minutes to go on a trademark mazy run and take aim, but his shot was straight at Josep Martínez. Home goalkeeper Alex Meret had to be at full stretch a few minutes later to deny Mateo Retegui, who had met Aarón Martín’s deep cross with his head. The hosts were beginning to dominate however, with both Hamed Traorè and André-Frank Zambo Anguissa going close for the Partenopei, but the effective Martín-Retegui combination at the other end meant Genoa were always in the game in the first half.Ten points ahead! Lautaro and Marcus used Salernitana to sharpen their blades for battle with El CholoEarly in the second half, Il Grifone were not just in the game, but in the lead. Just two minutes after the break, a poor Napoli clearance was picked up on the edge of the area by Morten Frendrup, whose first-time shot beat Meret and silenced the home crowd. Kvaratskhelia took it upon himself to respond, turning Genoa defenders inside out from the left and then through the middle before the hour mark, but Giovanni Simeone could not connect with his cutback, and his own effort went wide. The Georgian’s set-pieces were equally as troubling for Alberto Gilardino’s side, and with 16 minutes to go, his corner should have been buried by Zambo Anguissa, but he headed over from six yards.Just when time appeared to be running out for Walter Mazzarri’s men, they grabbed an equaliser right at the death. A cross to the far post was nodded back across by Giovanni Di Lorenzo to Ngonge, who kept his composure to turn and fire past the goalkeeper. The late goal means the defending champions avoided a second consecutive loss heading into their Champions League clash this week, while Genoa have now failed to win any of their last three league matches.SERIE AFridayTorino – Lecce 2-0 (0-0)/Bellanova 50, Zapata 81/Inter – Salernitana 4-0 (3-0)/Thuram 17, Martinez 19, Dumfries 40, Arnautovic 90/SaturdayNapoli – Genoa 1-1 (0-0)/Ngonge 90 – Frendrup 47/20.00: (6.25) Verona (3.60) Juventus (1.70)22.45: (1.35) Atalanta (5.30) Sassuolo (8.00)Sunday14.30: (2.40) Lazio (3.20) Bologna (3.40)17.00: (1.95) Udinese (3.45) Cagliari (4.00)17.00: (3.70) Empoli (3.45) Fiorentina (2.15)20.00: (3.90) Frosinone (3.50) Roma (1.95)22.45: (4.70) Monza (3.50) Milan (1.80)***odds are subject to change
