Napoli Beat Cagliari To Seal 4th Serie A Title

Napoli clinched their second Serie A title in three seasons after edging out Inter Milan, thanks to a 2-0 home victory over Cagliari in a dramatic finale to the season on Friday night.

It sealed a fourth Italian championship for Napoli, and a new record for head coach Antonio Conte.

The Italian, 55, has become the first coach to win Serie A with three different clubs after previous titles with Inter Milan and Juventus.

Napoli led defending champions Inter by one point entering the final round and it briefly looked like the title might be staying in Milan in the first half.

Inter took the lead over Como in the 20th minute of a game being played simultaneously to Napoli’s match. But it was Conte’s two big summer signings who ensured the Scudetto headed back to Naples.

Scott McTominay went airborne to redirect a cross from Matteo Politano in the 42nd minute for his 12th goal this season after transferring from Manchester United.

Then Romelu Lukaku, who was signed from Chelsea in August, controlled a long vertical pass and dribbled by two defenders before scoring in the 51st. It was his 14th goal to go with his league-leading 10 assists.

It meant Inter’s 2-0 win at 10-man Como wasn’t enough for the Nerazzurri as Napoli claimed the title by a single point to ignite the celebrations at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, the stadium named after the man who led Napoli to their first two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990.

After the glory days of Maradona faded, Napoli ended a 23-year wait to win the Scudetto when a team led by Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia marched to glory in 2023.

But having finished 10th last season, Conte has returned Napoli to the summit of Italian soccer.