adminVucinic’s 72nd minute penalty broke the resistance of Pescara.
They had Giuseppe Rizzo sent off for the foul on Arturo Vidal that led to the spot kick.
The Montenegrin doubled their lead five minutes later with a smart curling strike.
Bottom side Pescara pulled a goal back through Emmanuel Cascione’s long-range drive seven minutes from time.
Antonio Conte’s side, who are 2-0 down heading into Wednesday’s Champions league quarter-final, second leg with Bayern Munich in Turin, have 71 points from 31 games ahead of Napoli, who hosted struggling Genoa late last night.
Pescara, who have only 21 points and look certain to be relegated, had keeper Ivan Pelizzoli to thank for keeping the score down after he pulled off a series of magnificent saves.
“I’m happy with the display, even if in the last few minutes after Pescara’s goal we should have been calmer,” Conte told Sky Sport Italia. — Soccernet.
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