In the 52nd minute, Osimhen slotted in a rebound off a shot from Kvaratskhelia following a corner kick.ĭuring his goal celebration, Osimhen broke his face mask and the Nigeria forward had to play without it for a few minutes while it was repaired by Napoli staff members on the sideline. Napoli matched the record of clinching with five rounds to spare, shared with Torino (in 1947-48), Fiorentina (1955-56), Inter Milan (2006-07) and Juventus (2018-19). It’s the first time a club south of Italy’s traditional soccer capitals of Milan and Turin has won the league since Roma claimed the title in 2001. “This is the coronation of a dream that’s been going on for 33 years,” De Laurentiis added. We’ve won all together,” Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis told the crowd at the Naples stadium before he embraced Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi.ĭe Laurentiis took over the club in 2004 when Napoli was declared bankrupt, restarting in the third division. “You always told me, ‘We want to win,’ and now we’ve won.
In Udine, celebrating fans invaded the field at the final whistle, while in Naples there were fireworks and delirium. ”There are people here who will be able to get through difficult moments in their lives because they remember this moment. “Napoli, this is for you,” Spalletti said. Napoli moved an insurmountable 16 points ahead of second-place Lazio with five rounds still to play.īesides the 11,000 Napoli fans inside and 5,000 more outside the stadium in Udine in northern Italy, a capacity crowd of more than 50,000 watched the match on jumbo screens at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples. “I don't care who scored, I just wanted to get the scudetto.” “No one deserves the scudetto more than Neapolitans - more than us. “I’m happy for all Napoli fans worldwide,” Osimhen said. Osimhen equalized for Napoli early in the second half by redirecting in a rebound after Sandi Lovric had put Udinese ahead early on. Napoli clinched the trophy with a 1-1 draw at Udinese on Thursday. Unlike the Maradona years, however, this Napoli title wasn’t about a single player but rather a well-run unit that often overwhelmed opponents with standouts in every department: league scoring leader Victor Osimhen at center forward, league assist leader Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at left wing, passing expert Stanislav Lobotka in central midfield and physical presence Kim Min-jae at center back - not to mention their veteran coach. They saw Diego Armando Maradona play and perhaps his (impact) is also felt in this success,” Spalletti said. “These fans have seen big coaches come and go. As Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti put it after the Partenopei sealed their first league title since Maradona led the club to the 19 championships, the late Argentina standout's legacy made a difference.
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