“Big Rom” scores the winning goal for Napoli in the last second.

Napoli are not giving up in the Serie A title race: Antonio Conte's team risked dropping points in Verona on Saturday evening. It wasn't until the final action that Napoli secured the victory – thanks to "Big Rom".

February 28, 2026

From: mv

Only sport can write stories like this: Napoli striker Romelu Lukaku had been sidelined with an injury since October, but finally made his long-awaited comeback at the end of January. While he wasn't decisive in his initial brief appearances, he scored the winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory against Hellas Verona – in the very last second.

The game began with a dream start for the visitors: less than two minutes in, a cross from Matteo Politano was poorly cleared, falling perfectly to Rasmus Hojlund, who headed home the early 1-0 lead (2'). The game then settled down. This was because Conte's team eased off the gas and adopted a more defensive approach. This worked well for a while – also because the hosts struggled to create chances going forward.

Lukaku keeps Napoli dreaming

While Hojlund missed a great chance just before halftime (Andrias Edmundsson cleared the ball off the line), Hellas Verona grew stronger in the second half and deservedly equalized: After a corner kick, goalscorer Hojlund cleared too short and then decisively deflected Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro's powerful shot – 1:1 (65th minute).

Rasmus Hojlund gave Napoli an early lead. © ANSA / Emanuele Pennacchio

Conte reacted and brought on fresh legs, including Lukaku. With the last action of the game, "Big Rom," as the Belgian is known, fired Napoli to victory: After a short corner, Giovane crossed into the middle, where Lukaku held his own and easily slotted the ball home from close range (90+6). It was his first goal of the season, one that keeps Napoli in the title race.

Como is getting closer to the Champions League places

Earlier in the afternoon, Como celebrated a 3-1 victory against relegation-threatened Lecce. All goals were scored in the first 45 minutes: after the visitors took the lead, Como completely turned the game around within 26 minutes. Cesc Fabregas' team currently sits in a sensational fifth place, just two points behind the Champions League qualification spots.

Serie A, 27th matchday

Como – Lecce 3:1
Goals: 0:1 Coulibaly (13th), 1:1 Douvikas (18th), 2:1 Rodriguez (35th), 3:1 Kempf (44th)

Hellas Verona – Napoli 1:2
Goals: 0:1 Hojlund (2nd), 1:1 Akpa Akpro (65th), 1:2 Lukaku (90th + 6th)

Inter – Genoa (20.45)

Table

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Inter	27	22	1	4	64:21	67
2.Milan	27	16	9	2	43:20	57
3. Naples	27	16	5	6	41:28	53
4. Roma	27	16	3	8	37:19	51
5. As	27	13	9	5	44:20	48
6. Juventus	27	13	8	6	46:28	47
7. Atalanta	27	12	9	6	37:24	45
8.Bologna	27	11	6	10	36:32	39
9. Sassuolo	27	11	5	11	34:36	38
10.Udinese	27	10	5	12	31:39	35
11. Lazio	27	8	10	9	26:27	34
12. Parma	27	8	9	10	20:32	33
13. Cagliari	27	7	9	11	29:36	30
14. Torino	27	8	6	13	27:47	30
15. Genoa	27	6	9	12	32:39	27
16. Fiorentina	27	5	9	13	30:42	24
17. Cremonese	27	5	9	13	21:38	24
18. Lecce	27	6	6	15	18:36	24
19. Step on	27	1	12	14	20:44	15
20. Hellas Verona	27	2	9	16	20:48	15