Naples, April 7 -- Napoli dealt a major blow to AC Milan's fading Serie A title hopes with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Monday.

The decisive moment came late in the second half when Matteo Politano struck from close range, finishing a flicked-on cross at the far post to separate the two sides in a tightly contested encounter.

The result sees Napoli leapfrog Milan into second place in the table with seven matches remaining, moving two points ahead of the Rossoneri. Meanwhile, leaders Inter Milan now hold a seven-point cushion, leaving Milan's title ambitions hanging by a thread, according to the Serie A website.

Under Massimiliano Allegri, Milan made a bold tactical call, deploying an unfamiliar atta...