The party will have to wait: Salernitana stop Napoli Scudetto at the last minute

What’s one more week after 33 years of waiting? This is the question that resounds in Naples after the whole city assorted to the Salernitana which did not include Diego Valencia among those mentioned, in the duel disputed at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The party is not canceled, but it is postponed .

It was expected to be a day for history, especially in southern Italy and the Campania region. . Early in the morning, Inter Milan’s triumph over Lazio sparked madness in the venue named for Pelusa. The Roman team didn’t do their job and left the door open for the party. Luciano Spalletti’s pupils still had to add three more and the confidence was full. And it is that the conditions were met for the Neapolitan party to celebrate a title, at home, after 33 years without knowing glory. However, the eternal deadline will be extended by at least one more week.

An energetic cast of Partenopeo kicked off with everything. With enthusiasm, they went to look for the result. Sometimes the good football they developed over the season was lost to nerves, but most of the time the associative and sharp play that led them to success prevailed.

They pushed the Salernitana towards their goal, but they couldn’t do any damage. Guillermo Ochoa released a number plate, while the long-awaited score did not arrive. So ended the first half. As the minutes passed, anxiety began to take hold of the room located in the Fuorigrotta district. This same was transmitted in the streets of the city of Naples, which was completely full waiting for the long-awaited celebration.

Half an hour from the end, more precisely in the 62nd minute, the joy came . An uproar broke out with a note that was heard throughout southern Italy. Matías Oliveira caused the long-awaited goal cry. The Uruguayan won on a corner and with a precise header he beat Memo. The Uruguayan, used to wearing light blue, left behind his secondary role and became the protagonist of a long story that seemed to end more than three decades later.

They were champions by nearly 20 minutes, but the euphoric cries died down six minutes from regulation time. Boulaye Dia scored a superb goal that silenced the stadium and spoiled the festivities . The Senegalese scored the draw which prolongs the wait. In the following minutes, which had five more, they were looking for victory. They pounced on the Mexican goal, but failed to score a historic goal.

Napoli were close to getting their third Scudetto. The only two? Ordered by Maradona. The Argentine was the banner of the two championships that the Gli Azurri have in the highest division of Italian football . Seasons 86-87 and 89-90 saw the epic of Pelusa, immortalized as a hero in the city. From now on, in the same way, the students of Spalletti will seek to incarnate themselves in eternity at the next appointment. Next Thursday, May 4, they will visit Udinese with the sole aim of finishing their story.