Defeat Juventus, Napoli Face To Scudetto Serie A Since Last 1990
JAKARTA - The goal in the final minute by the striker Giacomo Raspadori made leaders Napoli win 1-0 over Juventus on Sunday 23 April which saw them on the verge of winning their first Serie A title since 1990.
The match was also marked with two home goals disallowed following a VAR review.
Raspadori came off the bench to put Napoli 17 points ahead with 78 points and they could claim their Scudetto aka Serie A champions next weekend if they beat Salernitana, and Lazio who were in second place failed to win at Inter Milan.
Juventus, who returned to the top four after a 15-point deduction over the club's transfer transaction was canceled on Thursday pending a new hearing, remaining third with 59 points, two points behind Lazio's second-placed team losing against Torino on Saturday.
Substitute Dusan Vlahovic then scored for Juventus in extra time but his attempt was also ruled out as the ball left the pitch before Federico Chiesa's cross.
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Napoli then sealed their eighth straight away league win through Raspadori, who beat Szczesny by a first-time finish following a beautiful cross from midfielder Eljif Elmas.
Juventus suffered their first three consecutive defeats in Serie A since 2011 after losing 1-0 to Sassuolo left them losing in a row in the league for the first time this season. They have never won in five of their last six games in all competitions.