ROME (AP) — Victor Osimhen left in September. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia departed in January.
Now it’s almost April and Antonio Conte’s Napoli — somehow — is still in contention for the Serie A title.
Matteo Politano and Romelu Lukaku scored first-half goals, Alex Meret saved a second-half penalty kick from Santiago Gimenez, and Napoli beat visiting AC Milan 2-1 on Sunday for a statement victory.
Luka Jovic pulled one back for Milan in the 84th to set up a tense finale during which Milan came close to equalizing.
The result kept Napoli within three points of Serie A leader Inter Milan, which edged Udinese 2-1 earlier.
It’s developing into a two-team title race after third-placed…