Matteo Politano scored after a 43-game goalless streak as Napoli bounced back to claim victory, beating Lecce 2-1 in a match that saw the return of Scott McTominay and Kevin De Bruyne.
Napoli gained confidence after two consecutive 2-1 victories over Verona and Torino.
A big boost was Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa's first start since November, while several players such as Antonio Vergara and Juan Jesus were absent. McTominay returned to the bench after a month.
Lecce managed to get out of the bottom zone with a victory over Cremonese, with the return of Omri Gandelman after a knee problem, but without Medon Berisha, Francesco Camarda and Kialonda Gaspar.
The match started aggressively from the guests, who took the lead with a corner kick from Antonino Gallo, where Jamil Siebert scored with a header after just two minutes and 20 seconds.
Napoli immediately turned the game around after McTominay and De Bruyne returned from the bench, with a goal from Politano, who scored after a cross from De Bruyne.
It was Politano's first goal in almost a year, ending a 43-game run without scoring.
The goal for 1-1 was previously scored by Dane Rasmus Hojlund in the 47th minute of the match, after an assist from Matteo Politano.
Napoli ended the match with a 2-1 victory, restoring the team's confidence and rhythm to "Diego Maradona".
Currently, Napoli has 59 points in third place, seven more than Como - with one game in hand - in fourth place, and nine less than Inter who lead the Serie A table./Express newspaper/
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