Serie A leader Napoli failed to make the most of a stumble by title rival Inter Milan as it was held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese on Sunday. Napoli was looking to move six points clear of second-placed Inter Milan after the defending champion surprisingly lost 3-0 at Fiorentina in their rearranged match on Thursday.

Napoli missed the chance to move a provisional six points clear atop Serie A after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Udinese on Sunday, their second successive stalemate.Napoli, who had to settle for a 1-1 draw at AS Roma last week,

Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday night failed to consolidate their position at the helm of the standings after being held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese. Scott McTominay scored in the first half but Jurgen Ekkelenkamp equalised with Antonio Conte's side missing the chance to extend their lead ahead of Inter Milan.

The win was revenge for Fiorentina’s 3-0 win in last week’s rescheduled league game and moved Inter to within one point of leader Napoli

Napoli were held to a second consecutive stalemate, as the remarkable Jurgen Ekkelenkamp strike cancelled out a towering Scott McTominay header for Udinese.

Inter Milan closed to within a point of Serie A leaders Napoli on Monday after beating Fiorentina 2-1 and gaining revenge for last week's thumping in Florence.Inter had been dominant however, and by that point had already hit the woodwork through Lautaro Martinez and Carlos Augusto at two previous corners,