Napoli secured a narrow 1-0 victory over AC Milan in their Serie A match at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium thanks to Matteo Politano's solitary goal in the second half.
Napoli now has 65 points to move up to second place in the standings, displacing AC Milan who dropped to third place with 63 points.
But Napoli are still seven points behind Inter Milan at the top of the standings, according to the Serie A website.
Milan threatened first in the 13th minute through Strahinja Pavlovic's header after utilizing Davide Bartesaghi's pass, which went wide of Napoli's goal.
The visitors responded through Leonardo Spinazzola's curling shot three minutes later, which went just wide of the post.
