For months it has been a question of when, not if, Napoli would end their 33-year Scudetto drought. Well now they have and it is fitting that they won it on the pitch. Player of the match – Victor Osimhen, came through with the clutch goal – his league-leading 22nd of the season. A big-time performance from a big-time player.
Napoli are Serie A champions for the first time since 1990. Udinese were the next to try and halt Luciano Spalletti’s side and they made it hard, but Victor Osimhen’s goal sealed the title on Thursday.
Napoli are Serie A champions for the first time in 33 years following a 1-1 draw at Udinese, with Victor Osimhen scoring the goal which gives them an insurmountable lead over Lazio, Eurosport report.
Napoli needed just a point to secure a third Scudetto, but trailed at the break to Sandi Lovric’s goal – a fine, curling strike which nestled in the top corner after he was allowed space in the visitors’ box.
An Osimhen header which looped narrowly wide was the closest Napoli came to scoring in a disjointed first half.
However they appeared reinvigorated after the break and drew level on 52 minutes when Osimhen slotted home the rebound from a Khvicha Kvaratskhelia shot.
Thousands more watched on big screens at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples – a venue now named after the club’s talisman who helped them win their only previous Serie A titles.
Five more rounds of matches remain in Serie A, but Napoli are up to 80 points and guaranteed to finish the season as champions. Udinese move up to 12th with 43 points.
