Napoli won the Scudetto for the first time in 33 years thanks to Victor Osimhen’s equalizer against Udinese in the second half.
The Nigerian, who is in the lead for the Italian Serie A golden boot, scored in the 52nd minute to negate Sandi Lovric’s first-half goal, which elicited wild celebrations from Naples supporters.
However, Victor Osimhen’s leveler was sufficient to bring the Scudetto back to the largest city in southern Italy for a third time.
When Luciano Spalletti and his team arrive back in Naples, they will be met with an emotional welcome, and the celebrations are expected to last at least until their upcoming home game against Fiorentina on Sunday night.
It was appropriate that Osimhen was the man to take Napoli over the line as the Nigeria striker has had the best season of his career and been key to Napoli’s historic charge to glory.
Osimhen’s title-deciding strike was his 22nd goal in 28 league appearances and rightly caused bedlam among the massed ranks of away fans who took over the Dacia Arena in Udine.
Il sogno ora è realtà: Napoli torna Campione! #Napul3
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— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) May 4, 2023
Napoli’s 16-point lead over second-placed Lazio leaves them with a month-long parade between now and the end of the season which will allow their long-suffering supporters to fully unload more than a generation of frustration.