Soccer-Napoli fight back to snatch draw at home to struggling Verona

Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v Hellas Verona - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - January 7, 2026 Napoli coach Antonio Conte and Hellas Verona head coach Paolo Zanetti before the match REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

NAPLES, Italy, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Champions Napoli fought ‌back to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to relegation-battling Hellas Verona on Wednesday, denying the visitors their ‌first win in Naples in over 40 years but failing to move top of the Serie A standings.

Napoli ‌remained in third spot on 38 points, one point off leaders Inter Milan, who are away to Parma later on Wednesday. Verona stayed third from bottom, the final relegation spot, on 13 points, two points off 17th-placed Genoa.