Have there been enough shocks in Serie A or is there enough room left for another major upset that could turn the championship race upside down?
Tonight Napoli can confirm the title, Inter is hoping for a big turnaround, but a scenario is also possible that would make the game a masterstroke for the Scudetto.
The Neapolitans were lucky to enter the crucial 90 minutes as leaders with a point advantage, even though they had won two points in the last two rounds (at home against Genoa and away against Parma), because Inter did not take advantage of the opportunity that presented itself.
They stumbled in the previous round in a duel with Lazio and only managed a draw, despite leading 1:0 and 2:1, in 90-odd minutes that offered everything - twists, excitement, VAR tangles, but also the sending off of coaches in Parma and Milan...
Napoli ultimately benefited from all of this, so all they need to do is beat Cagliari on their "Diego Maradona" or at least win the same number of points as the "Nerazuri" who are going to face Como. Both matches start at 20.45:XNUMX PM.
The festivities have been going on in Naples for days, everything is ready to celebrate the fourth Scudetto in history and the second in the last three years.
- We want a proper end to a stressful season. In Naples, games like this are worth much more than in some other environments and we have a great responsibility. We want to give the fans a historic night - said the "azura" coach Antonio Conte.
Cagliari and Como do not have a result imperative, so there is a lot of talk in Italy about what their motive really is to participate in the championship race. Both claim to have it...
- For me, Inter is the best team in Italy, one of the best in Europe and they will be playing in their second Champions League final in the last three seasons. But, as always, we are only interested in winning, not the title race of our opponents. We want to finish a great season in style - emphasized coach Koma Cesc Fabregas.
And Inter? The current champion must wait for another blunder from the leader to secure a 21st Scudetto, even after all the team's unconvincing performances. Simone Inzaghi in the championship, squandered victories even when they had a two-goal lead, defeats in the last seconds like the one in Bologna a month ago - the question is how realistic it is for the Neapolitans to "offer" themselves to them again.
But there have been bigger surprises in football than Cagliari stopping Napoli...
The Nerazzurri have their season's final match next Saturday, the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, so journalists are reporting that Inzaghi will be pitting a B team against Como.
This is how the attacking tandem should play. Joaquin Correa - Mehdi Taremi, are expected to be on the bench Niccolò Barella, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Denzel Dumfris, Francesco Acerbi, Markus Tiram...
He is out of the team. Lautaro Martinez who is recovering from an injury and the club does not want to risk him not being ready for the European final in Munich.
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