Giacomo Raspadori lets Napoli dream of the title

The battle for the Italian championship has added another chapter since Saturday, with Napoli taking another step closer to the title.

03 May 2025

From: mv

In Serie A, Napoli and Inter are currently battling for the title. Initially, it seemed as if Milan would easily win the championship. However, head coach Simone Inzaghi's team has recently seemed to have run out of steam. The Lombardy side gave up a comfortable lead, and Napoli coolly overtook them.

On Saturday, the Campania side took another step toward the title. Antonio Conte's team celebrated a narrow 1-0 victory against relegation-threatened Lecce. This was Napoli's fourth consecutive win. The only goal of the afternoon came from Giacomo Raspadori, who celebrated his fifth of the season.

Inter can also do it with B-team

In the evening match, Inter finally faced Hellas Verona. The suspended Inzaghi had decided to rotate several positions to rest some of his regulars for the Champions League semi-final second leg on Tuesday. Nevertheless, Inter secured a commanding 1-0 home victory – an early penalty from Kristjan Asllani was enough for the Lombard club.

In this scene, Kristjan Asllani scores Inter's early 1-0 lead – and that's how it would stay. © APA/afp / PIERO CRUCIATTI

This leaves Inter three points behind Napoli in the table with three games remaining. There will be no more direct clashes between the two clubs this season, meaning Napoli has victory in their own hands.

Victories for Udinese and Como

Earlier that afternoon, Udinese celebrated a 2-1 victory at Cagliari in Sardinia. Both teams are in the middle of the table and should no longer be in danger of relegation. In the clash between the promoted teams, Como beat Parma 1-0.

Serie A, 35th matchday

Cagliari – Udinese 1-2
Goals: 0:1 Zarraga (27th), 1:1 Zortea (35th), 1:2 Kristensen (67th)

Parma – Como 0:1
Goal: 0-1 Strefezza (79th)

Lecce – Napoli 0:1
Goal: 0:1 Raspadori (24.)

Inter – Hellas Verona 1-0
Goal: 1-0 Asllani (9th/penalty)

The table

	SP	G	U	V	TV	P
1. Naples	35	23	8	4	55:25	77
2. Inter	35	22	8	5	73:33	74
3. Atalanta	34	19	8	7	67:31	65
4. Juventus	34	16	14	4	51:31	62
5.Bologna	34	16	13	5	52:37	61
6. Roma	34	17	9	8	49:32	60
7. Lazio	34	17	9	8	57:45	60
8. Fiorentina	34	17	8	9	53:34	59
9.Milan	34	15	9	10	53:38	54
10. As	35	12	9	14	45:48	45
11. Torino	35	10	14	11	39:40	44
12.Udinese	35	12	8	15	38:49	44
13. Genoa	34	9	12	13	29:41	39
14. Cagliari	35	8	9	18	36:51	33
15. Hellas Verona	35	9	5	21	30:63	32
16. Parma	35	6	14	15	40:54	32
17. Lecce	35	6	9	20	24:57	27
18. Venice	35	4	14	17	28:49	26
19. Empoli	34	4	13	17	27:54	25
20.Monza	34	2	9	23	25:59	15