AS Roma defeated Napoli 2-0 in a Serie A match at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, December 24. The capital team won an important match after losing points in the previous two games. Napoli, with 27 points, fell to seventh place. This is the fifth defeat to Napoli in eight matches since Walter Mazzarri took over from Rudi Garcia on November 11. The match between the two teams had an initial tension and mutual attack. But their attacks were not effective due to the solid defense of both teams. In the second half, Napoli lost Matteo Politano for an error against Nicola Zalewski, which resulted in a red card for Politano. Later, Victor Osimhen, Napoli's striker, received a second red card and a yellow card for an error against Romelu Lukaku. This resulted in another goal for AS Roma, bringing the match to 2-0.