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Mathias Olivera's goal was his second of the seasonNapoli will have to wait for their first Serie A title in 33 years after they were held to a draw by Salernitana at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
They last won the league in 1990 with a Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to the club's first title in 1987.
Luciano Spalletti's side were on course for the victory they needed when Mathias Olivera headed home a 62nd-minute corner.
But Boulaye Dia equalised with a left-footed drive six minutes from time.
It silenced an expectant crowd who made a cacophony of noise and set off blue smoke flares inside and outside the stadium, where thousands of fans lined the streets, when Napoli went ahead.
Despite the disappointment Spalletti's side are almost certain to win the title, with just two points needed from their final six games.
It will mark a first league title success without talisman Maradona, with Napoli only having won five Italian Cups in 89 years without the Argentina forward at the club.
Their next chance to secure the title will come when they travel to Udinese on Thursday (19:45 BST), but they could also win it before then if results go their way.
Second-placed Lazio, who are 18 points behind, must beat Sassuolo on Wednesday (20:00 BST), while Juventus, who are 20 points behind in third with a game in hand, must win later on Sunday (19:45 BST) and on Wednesday.
Napoli were given the chance to wrap up the title with a record-breaking six games to go after Lazio were beaten 3-1 at Inter Milan earlier on Sunday.
Argentina forward Lautaro Martínez came off the bench to score twice and help Inter recover from a 1-0 deficit.
Line-ups
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Meret
- 22Di Lorenzo
- 13Rrahmani
- 3Kim Min-jae
- 17OliveraBooked at 71minsSubstituted forNunes Jesusat 82'minutes
- 99Zambo AnguissaSubstituted forNdombéléat 90'minutes
- 68LobotkaSubstituted forSimeoneat 89'minutes
- 20ZielinskiBooked at 55minsSubstituted forRaspadoriat 60'minutes
- 11LozanoSubstituted forElmasat 60'minutes
- 9Osimhen
- 77Kvaratskhelia
Substitutes
- 4Demme
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 7Elmas
- 12Marfella
- 18Simeone
- 19Bereszynski
- 23Zerbin
- 31Zedadka
- 55Østigård
- 70Gaetano
- 81Raspadori
- 91Ndombélé
- 95Gollini
Salernitana
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 13Ochoa
- 5DaniliucBooked at 73minsSubstituted forLovatoat 86'minutes
- 23Gyömbér
- 98PirolaBooked at 75mins
- 30MazzocchiSubstituted forSambiaat 68'minutes
- 10VilhenaSubstituted forPiatekat 68'minutes
- 18Coulibaly
- 3BradaricSubstituted forBohinenat 68'minutes
- 20Kastanos
- 87CandrevaSubstituted forBotheimat 45'minutes
- 29Dia
Substitutes
- 1Fiorillo
- 2Bronn
- 6Sambia
- 8Bohinen
- 9Bonazzoli
- 11Botheim
- 15Troost-Ekong
- 25Maggiore
- 33Sepe
- 39Iervolino
- 41Nicolussi Caviglia
- 66Lovato
- 99Piatek
Live Text
Match ends, Napoli 1, Salernitana 1.
Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Salernitana 1.
Foul by Victor Osimhen (Napoli).
Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana).
Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
Attempt missed. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Tanguy Ndombélé (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Emil Bohinen (Salernitana).
Attempt saved. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a cross.
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Guillermo Ochoa.
Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Juan Jesus (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana).
Attempt missed. Erik Botheim (Salernitana) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Boulaye Dia.
Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo Pirola.
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