Dries Mertens opened the scoring in Naples with his fourth league goal of the season
Mario Balotelli scored his first Serie A goal for 1,468 days but Napoli hung on to claim a narrow victory over Brescia at Stadio San Paolo.
Dries Mertens opened the scoring with his fourth league goal of the season before Kostas Manolas headed in the second on the stroke of half-time.
Brescia rallied after the break but Sandro Tonali's stunning goal was ruled out by VAR for a foul in the build-up.
Balotelli headed home to set up a tense finale, but Napoli held on.
The result sees Napoli strengthen their grip on fourth place in Serie A, while Brescia remain 14th.
Carlo Ancelotti's side resume their Champions League campaign at Genk on Wednesday, 2 October (17:55 BST), before Brescia face Sassuolo in Serie A on 4 October (19:45 BST).
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Line-ups
Napoli
25Ospina
22Di Lorenzo
44ManolasBooked at 19minsSubstituted forLupertoat 65'minutes
19MaksimovicSubstituted forHysajat 76'minutesBooked at 78mins
31Ghoulam
7Callejón
5Marques Loureiro
8Ruiz
20Zielinski
14Mertens
9LlorenteSubstituted forElmasat 73'minutes
Substitutes
1Meret
2Malcuit
6Mário Rui
11Lozano
12Elmas
13Luperto
23Hysaj
24Insigne
27Karnezis
34Younes
70Gaetano
99Milik
Brescia
1Joronen
2SabelliBooked at 33mins
15Cistana
14Chancellor
26MartellaSubstituted forMatejuat 68'minutes
25Bisoli
4Tonali
27DessenaSubstituted forOrestes Caldeiraat 72'minutes
7SpalekSubstituted forMatriat 85'minutes
9Donnarumma
45Balotelli
Substitutes
3Mateju
5Gastaldello
8Zmrhal
18Aye
21Matri
22Alfonso
23Morosini
28Orestes Caldeira
Referee:
Gianluca Manganiello
Match Stats
Home TeamNapoliAway TeamBrescia
Possession
Home56%
Away44%
Shots
Home20
Away16
Shots on Target
Home7
Away3
Corners
Home7
Away7
Fouls
Home12
Away8
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Match ends, Napoli 2, Brescia 1.
Full TimePosted at 90'+8'
Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Brescia 1.
Posted at 90'+7'
Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Dries Mertens following a corner.
Posted at 90'+6'
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
Posted at 90'+6'
Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elseid Hysaj.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt saved. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
Posted at 90'+1'
Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt saved. Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by José Callejón.
Posted at 89'
Attempt blocked. Alessandro Matri (Brescia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Posted at 88'
Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
Posted at 88'
Attempt blocked. Alfredo Donnarumma (Brescia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Balotelli with a headed pass.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
Posted at 87'
Sandro Tonali (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 87'
Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
Posted at 87'
Foul by Dries Mertens (Napoli).
Posted at 87'
Andrea Cistana (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Attempt missed. Alessandro Matri (Brescia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Brescia. Alessandro Matri replaces Nikolas Spalek.
Posted at 82'
Dries Mertens (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 82'
Foul by Ales Mateju (Brescia).
Posted at 82'
Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Elseid Hysaj.
Posted at 81'
Attempt blocked. Dimitri Bisoli (Brescia) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
Posted at 81'
Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Brescia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a set piece situation.
Posted at 81'
Hand ball by Eljif Elmas (Napoli).
Posted at 80'
David Ospina (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 80'
Foul by Alfredo Donnarumma (Brescia).
BookingPosted at 78'
Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 78'
Foul by Elseid Hysaj (Napoli).
Posted at 78'
Rômulo (Brescia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 76'
Substitution, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj replaces Nikola Maksimovic because of an injury.
Posted at 74'
Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Brescia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 73'
Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Fernando Llorente.
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Brescia. Rômulo replaces Daniele Dessena.
Posted at 70'
Attempt missed. Dries Mertens (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross.
SubstitutionPosted at 68'
Substitution, Brescia. Ales Mateju replaces Bruno Martella.
Goal!Posted at 67'
Goal! Napoli 2, Brescia 1. Mario Balotelli (Brescia) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 67'
Corner, Brescia. Conceded by Nikola Maksimovic.
SubstitutionPosted at 65'
Substitution, Napoli. Sebastiano Luperto replaces Kostas Manolas.
Posted at 65'
Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nikola Maksimovic with a cross following a corner.
Posted at 64'
Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Jhon Chancellor.
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