Napoli
won at Boca.
In stoppage time, the Serie A leader punished
Juventus
in stoppage time.
It was 1-0 in Turin, on the 31st date of Serie A, to get a first opportunity to seal the title, the third in its history and the first without the help of Diego Armando Maradona, next weekend.
After the loss to Lazio on Saturday,
Napoli took a 17-point lead in Serie A with seven games to go.
The third Scudetto of the southern Italian club, more than three decades after the first two of the D10S era (1987 and 1990), can be mathematically conquered the next date if they defeat Salernitana on Saturday and Lazio do not beat Inter Sunday at San Siro.
Napoli claimed victory in Turin in an electric match finale, thanks to a volley from
Giacomo Raspadori
(90+3), while the
bianconeri
saw two goals disallowed.
Hours earlier, a brace from
Rafael Leao
, the great architect of Milan's qualification to the Champions League semifinals against Napoli, offered the
Rossoneri
(5th) three valuable points against Lecce (2-0).
The Portuguese, with a header to Sandro Tonali's cross (40) and a cross shot with his left foot (75), allowed his team to add three by three after two disappointing draws against Empoli (0-0) and Bologna ( 1-1).
The current champions of the
Scudetto
remain outside the qualifying zone for the next Champions League, but they catch up in number of points to
Roma
(4th), a week after facing José Mourinho's team in the capital. The
Giallorossi
visit on Monday to
Atalanta
(7th).
In the absence of Olivier Giroud, who rested due to discomfort in his left calf after his decisive goal in Naples on Tuesday in the Champions League quarterfinals (1-1), Leao took over.
The Portuguese (12 league goals) was even close to taking home the signed ball, but his bounce was too strong (73).
In the first match of the day, the Belgian Romelu Lukaku restored hope to Inter Milan (6th) in Serie A, after five winless games (four losses, one draw), with a double and a decisive pass for Lautaro Martínez, in the Empoli field (3-0).
The Belgian international opened the scoring with his right foot (48) and increased the lead with his left foot (76), signing his first double since his return to Inter this season after a campaign at Chelsea.
Released from any pressure after his two goals, the Belgian, who had only scored three goals this season in Serie A (two of them from penalties), offered the third to Lautaro Martínez (88), as in the best times of "Lu-La " (the Italian nickname of the Lukaku-Lautaro duo) when Inter won the title in 2020/21.
With their morale soaring after qualifying for the Champions League semi-finals, Inter achieved their first away win since late January, ending a five-match winless run that saw them fall out of the qualifying places for the next Champions League
Source: AFP
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