Napoli beat Cagliari 2-0 to seal the Serie A title as Champions League hopefuls Inter’s victory at Como is in useless.
Napoli secured the Serie A title in model with a 2-0 residence win over Cagliari due to objectives from Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku.
The title race had come all the way down to the wire on Friday, with Napoli holding a one-point benefit over Inter Milan going into the ultimate spherical of video games.
McTominay opened the scoring three minutes earlier than the break with a surprising bicycle kick from Matteo Politano’s cross, sending the house crowd right into a frenzy.
Lukaku doubled the lead six minutes after the restart by latching on to a protracted ball, shrugging off a defender and calmly ending previous Cagliari keeper Alen Sherri.
The remainder of the match become a celebration on the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium as flares and smoke crammed the pitch earlier than the ultimate whistle blew and fireworks lit up the Naples sky.
McTominay and Lukaku had been the 2 gamers Napoli coach Antonio Conte needed greater than any others to assist the Naples membership reclaim the title they misplaced to Inter final season.
The previous Italian worldwide has now change into the primary coach to win the Italian championship with three groups, following his victories with Juventus and Inter Milan.
“It occurred once more, and it’s one thing fantastic. After we acquired to the stadium, it was actually troublesome to get in, as I don’t know the way many individuals had been there. I had a slight thought, if we let these folks down, it’d be one thing we carried with us for a very long time,” he advised reporters.
Conte was absent from the touchline for the ultimate match as a consequence of suspension, however Napoli accomplished their process.
“All of the credit score goes to the boys. Profitable in Naples is troublesome, these boys are doing it for the second time in two years,” he mentioned. “They’re severe boys, you don’t depart in a group that at all times performs to win.”
Napoli wanted solely to do the identical or higher than defending champions Inter within the ultimate spherical of matches, so Inter’s 2-0 win at 10-man Como was not sufficient for the Nerazzurri.
Stefan de Vrij and Joaquin Correa netted the objectives for Simone Inzaghi’s Inter, who at the moment are left to deal with their Champions League ultimate with Paris Saint-Germain subsequent Saturday.
The outcomes meant Napoli completed Serie A one level forward of Inter. Had the groups completed stage on factors, then a playoff would have been required to resolve the title.
