ROME.- He Naples needs a miracle to retain his title of champion of Italy after their 2-0 defeat at home against the Rome Lazio this Saturday, on the 33rd day of the Series A which brings even closer to Inter Milan to the title.
Now it seems almost impossible for the southern team to overtake Inter, winners the day before against Cagliari (3-0) and leader with twelve points of advantage, with five days remaining.
in your stadium Diego Armando Maradonathe players of Antonio Conte They sank like few times this season against a Lazio that inflicted their first league defeat at home since December 2024.
Matteo Cancellieri opened the scoring in the 6th minute to the greatest stupor of the Neapolitan tifosi, who saw their goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic stop a penalty Mattia Zaccagni (31′) and save his team, completely overwhelmed, against Cancellieri (35′) and Nuno Tavares (43′).
Booed by their fans when they went to the locker room at half-time, the Neapolitans found no response in the second half, despite the unrecognizable players leaving the field. Frank Zambo Anguissa and Kevin De Bruyne.
Lazio (9th) doubled the lead through Take Basic (57′) to chain their fourth victory, confirming their status as Naples’ bête noire (four wins in a row in the southern city) and leaving the championship practically sealed.
With five games left in the season, that is, a maximum of fifteen points at stake, Inter leads Napoli by twelve and AC Milanwho visits on Sunday at verona.
The Nerazzurri could win their 21st Scudetto next weekend if they win on the field of the Turin and if Naples doesn’t beat Cremonese.
Gnabry remains in doubt for the World Cup
The forward of the Bayern Munich and the German team Serge Gnabry you could miss the World (June 11-July 19) after suffering a muscle tear in his thigh, the club announced Bundesliga this Saturday.
Bayern published a statement explaining that Gnabry would be out “for an extended period” due to “a tear in the adductor muscle of the right thigh.”
The reigning champions did not specify the length of the absence, but the German press reported that Gnabry has already played his last game of the season for the club and could miss this summer’s World Cup.
