The Napoli players were welcomed overnight from Sunday to Monday by thousands of tifosi on their return from their victory against Juventus (0-1) in Turin, which offers them the possibility of winning the Scudetto on Sunday. Banners, flags and songs were on display when the players arrived shortly before 3 a.m. at Naples-Capodichino airport, according to images broadcast by Italian media and the players themselves on social networks. .
Former OM midfielder André-Frank Zambo Anguissa filmed the back of the Neapolitan bus transporting the players. We see dozens of people on scooters sticking to the bus, some shaking their arms or waving flags. A few minutes earlier, the bus had extricated itself from a crowd made up of thousands of tifosi.
Naples, now 17 points ahead of its closest pursuer, Lazio Rome, seven days from the end of the season, will have next weekend the first opportunity to mathematically validate the third title of Italian champion of the club’s history.
Victor Osimhen and his teammates must first beat Salernitana on Saturday (3 p.m.), during the 32nd day, and hope that Lazio do not do the same on Sunday at San Siro, on the ground of Inter Milan (12:30 p.m.) . Coach Luciano Spalletti admitted on Sunday evening that his team had taken a big step towards the third scudetto in the club’s history, more than three decades after those of the Maradona era (1987, 1990). But he called for waiting “a little longer” before “uncorking the bottles”.
