The 1-1 draw with Udinese gives the Neapolitan club the Serie A title for the third time in their history. Since the golden age with the Argentine idol who didn’t get the Scudetto. Reward for Luciano Spalletti’s team, by far the most consistent of the season.
A 33-year wait is over. Southern Italy is revolutionized because it has the best of Calcium on their territory. The Napoli became the new 2022–23 Serie A champion the reward for having been the most consistent of the season and for the one who has played the best in transalpine football. The 1-1 draw with Udinese, as visitors (although it seemed local, due to the strong presence of their supporters in the stands), sealed the shield for the Neapolitans.
The party was long overdue, as the team led by Luciano Spalletti could have won last Sunday if they beat Salernitana at home. The atmosphere in the city was prepared for the party, but the connection with the granata team delayed the consecration for a few days. Due to the difference he built with his escorts, the casting title “sky blue” was only a matter of time. But the concern of his passionate fans, who followed the duel this Thursday on a giant screen at the Diego Armando Maradona (ex-San Paolo) stadium, wanted this long-awaited trophy as soon as possible.
Against Udinese, it only took a draw. However, the game was complicated for Napoli as Alexis Sánchez’s club took the lead after 13 minutes, thanks to a superb goal from Sandi Lovric. The defeat postponed, once again, the consecration of the Parthenopeans.
In the second half, Spalletti’s side, overcoming fatigue from a demanding campaign, scored the goal that gave them the league title. In the 52nd minute, Nigerian Victor Oshimen made it 1-1, one of the most important goals in the history of the institution. Because thanks to the goal of the former Lille, a long drought is over.
On the streets of the city, they already felt like champions. Since last week, the typhosis they put aside any cabal and decorate the sites with posters, banners and flags alluding to the team. They looked forward to ending an eternal wait for a city that lives football with boundless passion. Inevitably, the association with Diego Maradona is close at hand. It is the first title of champion of Naples without the presence of the Argentine idol, essential to deliver the only two Shields that the club had (so far).
The first dates back to the academic year 1986-1987, when they won the double (championship and Italian Cup). The second, in 1989-1990, when Pelusa and the Brazilian Careca were the banners of a historic campaign. Moreover, with Diego, Napoli won the only continental title in their showcases: the 1988-89 UEFA Cup. It took more than 12,000 days for the Neapolitan store to be the champion of the Calcium.
Is the Neapolitan title surprising? Maybe. In recent seasons, he was a consistent cheerleader in the league. Of course, it lacks the power of other competitors like Juventus, Inter and Milan. The board led by the controversial Aurelio De Laurentiis opted for a team without big stars, but with its own style. Nigerian Oshimen and Georgian Khvicha Kvararskhelia were proper names for an extraordinary campaign.
He Azzuri He emerged champion with five dates in advance (the last had been Juventus, in 2019) and is 16 points ahead of his escort, Lazio. For example, he takes 20 points from Inter, who are fourth and close the qualifying zone for the Champions League.
After the nine consecutive titles won by Juventus, between 2012 and 2020, the last three champions of Italian football are different. First it was Inter (20-21), then Milan (21-22) and now it’s Napoli’s turn (22-23).
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