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23-05-2025
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Official: Napoli crowned Serie A Champions for 2024-25
Napoli are the new champions of Italy after beating Cagliari 2-0 in the final round of the season to claim their second Serie A title in three years. Antonio Conte's side were pushed to the very end by Inter, who remained in the title race until the final game of the season. The Nerazzurri were one point behind the Partenopei heading into the final round, which left the title in Napoli's control. Advertisement The race for the Serie A title was so close that there was still potential for the championship to be decided by a play-off heading into the final round of the season. NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 23: Scott McTominay celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by) In the end, it was Napoli who claimed the honours, winning the Serie A title with a total of 82 points from 38 matches, made up of 24 wins, 10 draws and four losses. You can see how the action from Napoli-Cagliari and Como-Inter unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog. Official: Napoli crowned Serie A Champions NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 23: Fans release flares outside the stadium ahead of the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on May 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by) The 2024-25 is the fourth in Napoli's history and their second in three years after Luciano Spalletti, Victor Osimhen, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and co. led the Partenopei to the top of the table in 2022-23. Advertisement Before then, Napoli had not won the Serie A title in over 30 years, dating back to the 1989-90 season when Diego Maradona was still leading the squad. Napoli's title win is a particularly special achievement for head coach Antonio Conte, who has now won the Serie A title with three different clubs (Napoli, Inter and Juventus), and has won a top-flight title in his first season with three different clubs as well (Napoli, Chelsea and Juventus). NAPLES, ITALY – APRIL 27: Antonio Conte looks on before the Serie A match against Torino at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on April 27, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by) Two of the club's summer signings – Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay had crucial roles to play in the title victory as well: The Belgian chipping in with 14 league goals and 10 assists, 12 goals and six assists for the former Manchester United midfielder. Advertisement Napoli also had to do without their star attacker in Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for the second half of the 2024-25 season after he was sold to Champions League finalists Paris Saint-Germain midway through the January transfer window. Despite losing Kvaratskhelia, barely reinvested any of the funds raised in January were reinvested. The Partenopei sanctioned the loan signings of goalkeeper Simone Scuffet and Phillip Billing from Bournemouth, a €500,000 investment on youngster Luis Hasa and another loan deal with Milan for Noah Okafor, the only attacking signing of the window, who has since appeared for just 36 minutes of Serie A action across four appearances. Still, Napoli were able to get the job done, despite being the lowest scoring team to win the Serie A title in the 20-team era.
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20-05-2025
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Serie A have not yet made plans for potential Inter title celebrations
Tuesday's reports claim that the Serie A trophy will be at the Stadio Maradona for Napoli's final league match of the season against Cagliari on Friday night, but there have not yet been any definitive plans put in place in the event that Inter overtake them and claim the title in the final round. There is just one point separating Napoli and Inter at the top of the Serie A table with one game of the 2024-25 season left to play. Advertisement Both teams will play their final matches of the season – Napoli-Cagliari and Como-Inter – on Friday night at 19.45. There is still one specific set of results that will lead to the Serie A title being decided via a play-off, hence why the game will be played on Friday and not later in the weekend, with Inter involved in the Champions League final the weekend following. Napoli or Inter: Who gets the Serie A trophy on Friday night? According to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport, preparations are in place for a potential Napoli title celebration party on Friday night after their game against Cagliari. Napoli defender Giovanni Di Lorenzo (C) holds the Italian Scudetto Championship trophy as he and his teammates celebrate winning the 2023 Scudetto championship title on June 4, 2023, following the Italian Serie A football match between Napoli and Sampdoria at the Diego-Maradona stadium in Naples. (Photo by Ciro FUSCO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CIRO FUSCO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) A victory for Antonio Conte's side will be enough to secure the title, in the coach's first season in charge. A draw will leave them relying on Inter dropping points away against Como. Advertisement As is usual for the team at the top of the table heading into the final day of the season, the trophy will be at the Stadio Maradona and there are plans in place for an on-pitch ceremony after full-time if Napoli claim the Scudetto. It is also customary for there to be a back-up plan in the event that the team in second or below wins the title on the final day, however, according to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport, there are not currently any plans in place for an Inter title celebration at the Sinigaglia, the home of Como. Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi holds the trophy during the ceremony for the Italian Champions following the Italian Serie A football match between Inter Milan and Lazio in Milan, on May 19, 2024. Inter celebrates his 20th Scudetto. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) If Inter were to win the title, there are suggestions that there could be a celebration back in the city of Milano on Sunday, however, there are still logistical concerns with rivals AC Milan in action in San Siro on Saturday. La Gazzetta dello Sport writes that it remains to be seen what the final plan is in the event that Inter overtake Napoli in the final round of the 2024-25 season.
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19-05-2025
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🇮🇹 Dramatic Friday: Serie A to announce when champion is crowned
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here. Napoli has 79 points. Inter Milan has 78. A Serie A title race so close and so exciting that it hasn't been seen in many years. And it will all be decided next Friday, **May 23**. > BREAKING NEWS SERIE A > Napoli-Cagliari and Como-Inter will be played on Friday > Decision by the League regarding the title-deciding matches of matchday 38 > #SkySport #SkySerieA > — skysport (@SkySport) [May 19, 2025]( Serie A has confirmed the schedule for the 38th and final matchday of the championship. A matchday that will kick off on Friday with the title on the line. **Starting at 8:30 p.m. local time**, the two matches that will decide the champion will begin. **Napoli** will host **Cagliari** at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. Meanwhile, **Inter Milan** will travel to play **Como** at the Giuseppe Sinaglia. A battle for the Scudetto that, if both teams finish level on points, would be decided on Monday with a **playoff**. Sunday will be reserved for settling everything else in Serie A, including the European spots and relegation to Serie B. 📸 FILIPPO MONTEFORTE
