Leader Naples crucified Juventus in added time (1-0) on Sunday in Turin during the shock of the 31st day of the Italian championship, to offer themselves a first opportunity to win the title next weekend. After the defeat of the Laziali on Saturday, Naples increases its lead at the top of Serie A to 17 points with seven days remaining. The club’s third scudetto, more than three decades after the first two from the Maradona era (1987, 1990), can be mathematically acquired the next day if Napoli beat Salernitana on Saturday at the Diego Maradona stadium and Lazio do not win. against Inter on Sunday at the San Siro.
Naples clinched victory in Turin in an electric end to the match, thanks to a volley from Giacomo Raspadori (90 3rd), while the Bianconeri had just been denied two goals. Angel Di Maria thought he had freed the Old Lady on the counterattack but his goal was canceled, after intervention by the VAR, for a foul at the start of the action by Arkadiusz Milik (82nd). Then Dusan Vlahovic also had a false joy, because the ball had gone out on the center back from Federico Chiesa (90 1st), just before Naples scored!
In this close match, where possession of the ball was in favor of Naples but the chances were shared on both sides, Victor Osimhen wasted several times in the second half the opportunity to unblock the debates: the Nigerian, little in success, notably hit the post (70th), sent his head into the gloves of Wojciech Szczesny (73rd) then lost another fiery face-to-face (90 2nd). Juve, beaten for the third consecutive time in Serie A, misses the opportunity to take second place at Lazio. She ends with great regret a good week which saw her qualify for the semi-finals of the Europa League and recover, at least temporarily, her 15 penalty points.
