The last time Napoli won the Serie A was in 1990 with a
Diego Maradona-inspired side adding to their first title three years earlier.
Victor Osimhen smashed in a 52nd-minute equaliser after
Sandi Lovric had given Udinese a shock lead.
Udinese scored on 13 minutes to almost seek to delay
Napoli’s party. Lovric was set free in the area by Destiny Udogie and made no
mistake with a lovely finish into the top right corner.
But Osimhen equalised for visitors. He was in the right
place at the right time to get to the rebound inside the box and gleefully
rifled the ball low inside the right post.
According to BBC, Napoli’s previous two titles came in the
days of Argentina legend Maradona – who their stadium is now named after – in
1987 and 1990.
Following those glory days the club fell into financial
decline, relegation and bankruptcy; playing in Serie C as recently as 2006.
They have won the Coppa Italia three times in the past 11
seasons but it is the Scudetto the Napoli fans craved.
They now have a new cast of superstars, with Nigeria forward
Victor Osimhen scoring 21 goals in 26 league games and Georgia winger Khvicha
Kvaratskhelia contributing 12 goals and 10 assists.
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