Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti said it isn’t yet time for celebrating, despite Sunday’s last-gasp 1-0 win at Juventus moving them to potentially one win from the Serie A title.
Giacomo Raspadori’s stoppage-time winner moved Napoli 17 points clear, days after being knocked out of the Champions League by AC Milan.
If Napoli beat regional rivals Salernitana on Saturday and Lazio fail to win at Inter Milan the next day, Spalletti’s side would be champions for the first time since 1990.
“We need to wait before we pop any bottles, because we still have a little way to go,” said Spalletti.
“They played really well and it wasn’t easy to do that so soon after being knocked out of the Champions League. I don’t think we could have done any more tonight.”
Barring a nightmare collapse in the final seven games of the season Napoli will win the league, the crowning glory of Spalletti’s career which has seen him progress from lower league football as a player to the top of the Italian game.
The Scudetto would be his first league title since the two he won in Russia with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2010 and 2012, and his first trophy in a major league since an Italian Cup with Roma in 2008.
The 64-year-old said: “It’s obviously very satisfying to be here.
“It has been a tougher road here for me than for others who began from a higher level, those who earned respect from their playing careers and had the opportunity to lead a top team right from the start.”
Line-ups
Juventus
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Szczesny
- 11Ju Cuadrado
- 15Gatti
- 24Rugani
- 6Danilo
- 30SouléSubstituted forFagioliat 66′minutesBooked at 85mins
- 5LocatelliBooked at 23mins
- 25RabiotBooked at 40mins
- 17KosticSubstituted forChiesaat 61′minutes
- 20MirettiSubstituted forDi Maríaat 61′minutesBooked at 89mins
- 14MilikSubstituted forVlahovicat 90′minutes
Substitutes
- 2De Sciglio
- 3Bremer
- 7Chiesa
- 9Vlahovic
- 10Pogba
- 12Alex Sandro
- 19Bonucci
- 22Di María
- 23Pinsoglio
- 32Paredes
- 36Perin
- 43Iling-Junior
- 44Fagioli
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Meret
- 22Di Lorenzo
- 3Kim Min-jae
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 17Olivera
- 99Zambo AnguissaBooked at 90mins
- 68LobotkaSubstituted forRrahmaniat 90+6′minutes
- 91NdombéléSubstituted forZielinskiat 68′minutes
- 11LozanoSubstituted forElmasat 68′minutes
- 9Osimhen
- 77KvaratskheliaSubstituted forRaspadoriat 86′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Demme
- 7Elmas
- 12Marfella
- 13Rrahmani
- 19Bereszynski
- 20Zielinski
- 23Zerbin
- 31Zedadka
- 55Østigård
- 70Gaetano
- 81Raspadori
- 95Gollini
- Referee:
- Michael Fabbri
Match Stats
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Match ends, Juventus 0, Napoli 1.
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Second Half ends, Juventus 0, Napoli 1.
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Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
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Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli).
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Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Napoli. Amir Rrahmani replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
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Goal! Juventus 0, Napoli 1. Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eljif Elmas with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
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Substitution, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
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Ángel Di María (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
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Hand ball by Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
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Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
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Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
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VAR Decision: No Goal Juventus 0-0 Napoli.
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GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ángel Di María (Juventus) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
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Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus).
