Napoli returns to the top of Serie A with win over Pisa

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Napoli's Billy Gilmour celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Pisa at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Napoli's Rasmus Højlund, right, challenges for the ball with Pisa's Antonio Caracciolo during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Pisa at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP) — Napoli's Billy Gilmour celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Pisa at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

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2:18 PM on Monday, September 22

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NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Leonardo Spinazzola and Lorenzo Lucca scored late and Napoli bounced back from a Champions League defeat at Manchester City to beat Pisa 3-2 and return to the top of Serie A on Monday.

Billy Gilmour scored his first of the season just before halftime and it looked like reigning champion Napoli was set for an easy victory against a side that has yet to win this season.

Napoli was pegged back by a M’Bala Nzola penalty on the hour but Pisa's hopes were extinguished in the final quarter.

Spinazzola fired a low shot into the bottom corner to regain Napoli the lead in the 73rd minute and Lucca took a cute flick from Scott McTominay before slamming in the ball eight minutes from time.

Brazilian midfielder Lorran converted a Samuele Angori cutback in the 90th for Pisa but it remained joint bottom of the league with Lecce on one point and without a win in Napoli since 1986.

Napoli’s fourth victory in a row took it back to the top of Serie A, two points ahead of Juventus.

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