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24 Apr 2023


Juventus v SSC Napoli - Serie A

TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 23: Giacomo Raspadori of SSC Napoli scores the team's first goal during the ... [+] Serie A match between Juventus and SSC Napoli at Allianz Stadium on April 23, 2023 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

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Last night, Napoli’s late victory at Juventus felt like a title win for the Partenopei fans, who welcomed their heroes back to Naples by gathering around the team bus and chanting loudly in celebration.

The league leaders, who are now 17 points clear of second-placed Lazio, could put their hands on the 2022/23 Scudetto next week with six Serie A rounds to go.

Napoli didn’t take long to recover from the UEFA EFA Champions League elimination, when they were knocked out by AC Milan despite pulling off convincing performances in both legs.

Last night, the game at Turin’s Allianz Stadium was packed with late drama. In the 83rd minute, Angel Di Maria was clinical at finishing off his side’s counterattack but had his goal disallowed by VAR, which detected an offensive foul right before Juventus’s breakaway. A few minutes later, Dusan Vlahovic tapped the ball into the net following a pinpoint assist by Federico Chiesa. Once again, however, the goal couldn’t stand, as the ball was ruled out of bounds on Chiesa’s cut-back pass.

The Bianconeri’s night was completely spoiled in the third minute of stoppage time, when Italy international Giacomo Raspadori, who had come in as a late substitute to replace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, hit the target with a beautiful left-footed volley, giving Napoli the 25th win of their outstanding Serie A campaign.

Juventus v SSC Napoli - Serie A

TURIN, ITALY - APRIL 23: Angel Di Maria of Juventus Fc looks dejected during the Serie A match ... [+] between Juventus and SSC Napoli at Allianz Stadium on April 23, 2023 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Sportinfoto/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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Luciano Spalletti’s men now enjoy a comfortable 17-point lead over second-placed Lazio with seven games to go until the end of the 2022/23 campaign, but the league schedule suggests they might celebrate the title already next week.

In the event that Napoli win at home against Salernitana and Lazio drop points to Inter Milan at San Siro, the Partenopei will be crowned champions of Italy, thus putting an end to a 33-year Scudetto drought.

A Tourist wearing a jersey of SSC Napoli football team with...

NAPLES, CAMPANIA, ITALY - 2023/04/01: A Tourist wearing a jersey of SSC Napoli football team with ... [+] the number 10 and writing the name of Maradona is in the Spanish Quarter in what has been nicknamed "Maradona Square," where there is a mural of diego Armando Maradona and which has become a place of pilgrimage for soccer fans from around the world. In meantime Preparations are in full swing in the city to celebrate the final victory of SSC Napoli, leading the Italian championship with 19 points. (Photo by Salvatore Laporta/KONTROLAB/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Meanwhile, a number of Serie A clubs are in the scramble for a top-four finish, which grants access to Europe’s most remunerative competition, the UEFA Champions League.

Lazio, who are currently sitting in second place, unexpectedly stumbled at home against Torino. Maurizio Sarri’s entertaining playing style failed to deliver this time, and the Biancocelesti missed out on a great chance to collect points and widen the gap over the chasing teams.

Lazio are closely followed by Juventus, who had their 15-point deduction temporarily overturned. However, the Bianconeri’s position in the table is still uncertain, as another Federal Court trial is expected to issue the final verdict in the coming weeks.

Empoli FC v FC Internazionale - Serie A

EMPOLI, ITALY - APRIL 23: Romelu Lukaku of FC Internazionale celebrates after scoring his team's ... [+] first goal during the Serie A match between Empoli FC and FC Internazionale at Stadio Carlo Castellani on April 23, 2023 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Matteo Ciambelli/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

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Inter Milan got back to winning ways after a disastrous 0-1-4 run in the last five Serie A matches, thrashing Empoli thanks to a Romelu Lukaku brace and a Lautaro Martinez goal.

Their city rivals and next opponents in the UEFA Champions League semi final, AC Milan, took care of business at home with a 2-0 win over Lecce, both goals courtesy of Rafael Leao. The Rossoneri are level on points with AS Roma, who have one game in hand and are scheduled to face Atalanta in the Monday night clash.

AC Milan v US Lecce - Serie A

MILAN, ITALY - APRIL 23: Rafael Leao of AC Milan dances after scoring the his team's second goal ... [+] during the Serie A match between AC Milan and US Lecce at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 23, 2023 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/AC Milan via Getty Images)

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Five clubs are standing within seven points in the Serie A table, which currently reads: Lazio 61, Juventus 59, AS Roma and AC Milan 56 and Inter Milan 54. Serie A has major head-to-head fixtures in store for the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign, which could make a difference in writing some teams off the race for a top-four spot.

It’s worth noting that four of the five clubs in the mix are still involved in the semi finals of either the UEFA Champions Leagues (AC Milan and Inter Milan) or the UEFA Europa League (Juventus and Roma), where they are chasing international glory as well as the financial rewards that come with it.

These teams must cleverly ration their energy to make sure they take care of business domestically while being mentally and physically prepared to perform in what could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lift prestigious European silverware.