With goals from Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay, Napoli won the Serie A title in style by defeating Cagliari 2-0 at home.
The title race had reached its pinnacle on Friday, with Napoli now having a one-point lead over Inter Milan heading into the final round of matches.
Three minutes before the break, McTominay gave the away fans a stunning bicycle kick from Matteo Politano’s cross, causing a flurry of cheers.
Six minutes later, Lukaku doubled the lead by grabbing a long ball, shrugging a defender, and edging calmly past Cagliari keeper Alen Sherri.
Before the final whistle blew and fireworks lit up the Naples sky, the match turned into a celebration at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
The two players that Napoli coach Antonio Conte wished the best of all were McTominay and Lukaku to help them reclaim the title they lost to Inter last year.
Following his victories with Juventus and Inter Milan, the former Italian international has now won the title with three teams.
“There is something wonderful about it, and it happened once more.” I don’t know how many people were inside the stadium when we arrived, so it was really difficult to get inside. He told reporters, “I had a slight thought that if we let these people down, it would be something we would carry with us for a long time.”
Due to suspension, Conte missed the final game, but Napoli succeeded.
The boys receive all the praise. These boys are winning in Naples for the second time in two years, he said. You don’t leave a team that always plays to win because they are serious boys.
In the final round of matches, Napoli was only required to perform better or better than Inter, so the Nerazzurri could not rely on Inter’s 2-0 victory over 10-man Como.
For Simone Inzaghi’s Inter, who are now reliant on Stefan de Vrij and Joaquin Correa to concentrate on their Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, Stefan de Vrij and Joaquin Correa scored.
With the outcomes, Napoli moved one point clear of Inter in the standings. A playoff would have been necessary if the teams had finished on equal points.
Source: Aljazeera
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