Fiorentina 1-1 Napoli

Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain's goal, which came 67 seconds after Fiorentina's opener, is the fastest equaliser in Serie A this season

Napoli failed to move within a point of Serie A leaders Juventus as their hopes of winning a first title since 1990 were hampered by a draw at Fiorentina.

Fourth-placed Fiorentina took an early lead through Spanish left-back Marcos Alonso's glancing header from a corner.

But straight from the restart, Alonso's poor clearance let Serie A top scorer Gonzalo Higuain fire in the equaliser.

Fiorentina responded by hitting the bar twice but second-placed Napoli, now three points adrift of Juve, survived.

The visitors could have nicked a winner in the final moments through Lorenzo Insigne, who was robbed at gunpoint at the weekend.

The draw did not significantly boost Fiorentina's ambitions of finishing in the top three and earning Champions League qualification.

La Viola, managed by ex-Leicester, Swansea and QPR manager Paulo Sousa, would have overtaken third-placed Roma with a win, but instead remain behind the Giallorossi on goal difference.

The two sides meet in the capital on Friday.

Earlier on Monday, seventh-placed Sassuolo boosted their hopes of Europa League qualification with a 2-0 win at Lazio.

The visitors, only promoted to the top flight three years ago, are now six points behind AC Milan in the final spot.