FLORENCE, Italy — Marcos Alonso scored for Fiorentina and then almost immediately gifted Gonzalo Higuain the equaliser for Napoli in a pulsating, end-to-end 1-1 Serie A draw on Monday.
Fourth-placed Fiorentina twice hit the crossbar before halftime while Napoli, who are second, were denied by a stunning double save from Ciprian Tatarusanu after the break as both sides lost ground on leaders Juventus.
Juventus, chasing a fifth successive title, have 61 points from 27 matches followed by Napoli on 58. AS Roma and Fiorentina, who meet on Friday, have 53.
The home team went ahead after six minutes when Alonso outjumped the visiting defence to head in a corner.