Napoli let Fiorentina level after Gilmour's opener

Napoli went in front at Franchi on merit. Atta and Fagioli hit the woodwork twice in the opening minutes as the hosts started fast, but Allegri's side rode it out. In the 23rd minute Gilmour, set up by Politano, scored the goal that settled the first half — a lead earned after soaking up the early pressure.

Allegri tried to shift the momentum, bringing on Neres and Lucca together in the 58th minute, then Favasuli in the 73rd and Anguissa late on. None of the changes produced a second goal, and the game finished 1-1. Napoli did at least finish the match without a single booking, while Fiorentina picked up three (Mastantuono, Ranieri, De Gea) — a detail that does not change the result but shows Napoli did not lose their discipline after conceding the equaliser.

The table tells its own story: ninth place, 7 points from five games (two wins, one draw, two defeats), already 12-13 points behind the pack of Roma, Inter, Lazio and Cagliari. The draw in Florence stretches Napoli's unbeaten run to two games, but it is not the kind of result that ends the conversation about who needs to step up when the team goes ahead and cannot stay there. The plan unravelled five minutes into the second half, and that question stays open until Napoli face Frosinone on 10 October.