Osimhen sees red as Napoli collapse in loss to Roma

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Napoli crashed to a 2-0 defeat at Roma, a match in which the troubled champions finished with nine men.

Napoli fell a whopping 17 points behind Inter after the latest defeat of a disastrous season as Roma reignited their bid for a top four spot.

Substitute Lorenzo Pellegrini lashed in the opener in 76th minute of a ill-tempered, scrappy encounter at the Stadio Olimpico -- which featured 13 bookings and two red cards -- before Romelu Lukaku capped the win deep in stoppage time.

Jose Mourinho's Roma moved into sixth spot above Napoli, whose star striker Victor Osimhen was one of the two players sent off on the day he signed a long-awaited contract extension until 2026.

Roma travel to Juve next weekend and will be boosted by a deserved win which took them to within three points of high-flying Bologna, who will be fourth at Christmas after beating Atalanta 1-0.