In Saturday's Serie A match, last season's champions Napoli once again met their Waterloo, despite a 1-1 draw with Genoa at home, the team's performance has already left them 27 points behind Inter Milan at the top of the table, which has the momentum of creating a record of the worst defending team in the history of the Serie A. The team has been in office for only a few months and is at risk of being sacked by the coach Marsali. Coach Marsali, who has only been in office for three months, is afraid of facing the risk of being dismissed.
After losing to AC Milan in the previous game, Napoli still couldn't capitalize on the weak-looking opponent Genoa, and if not for the heroic saves of goalkeeper Alex Meret, Napoli would have lost the game. In the second half of the match, Napoli was still unable to resist the opponent's attack, and Genoa's midfielder Morton Falando broke the deadlock with a powerful shot.
After conceding the goal, Napoli woke up and fought back. It wasn't until the 89th minute that substitute Nikanji equalized the game with a shot on goal, making the 1-1 scoreline a hard-fought victory for Napoli.
Napoli have won only one of their last four league matches and currently sit in 9th place, 27 points behind Inter Milan at the top of the table. In the history of Serie A, only four teams have ever defended their title 20 points or more behind the champion, with the biggest gap being Juventus in the 1961/62 season, which ended up 24 points behind AC Milan. Napoli's poor performance this season may break this "shameful record". Nevertheless, coach Massali has said he will not resign voluntarily, and seems to be waiting to be fired in order to receive compensation.
