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Napoli win Serie A title for first time since 1990

Published: 04 May 2023 - 11:58 pm | Last Updated: 05 May 2023 - 12:00 am
Napoli's Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen (Top right) and Udinese's Brazilian defender Rodrigo Becao (2nd right Top) go for a header during the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Napoli on May 4, 2023 at the Friuli stadium in Udine. (Photo by Tiziana Fabi / AFP)

Napoli's Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen (Top right) and Udinese's Brazilian defender Rodrigo Becao (2nd right Top) go for a header during the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Napoli on May 4, 2023 at the Friuli stadium in Udine. (Photo by Tiziana Fabi / AFP)

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Udine, Italy: Napoli ended a 33-year wait to win Italy's Serie A on Thursday after a 1-1 draw at Udinese secured their third league title and emulated the great teams led by Diego Maradona.

Napoli's French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele (centre) challenges Udinese's Macedonian forward Ilija Nestorovski (left) and Udinese's German midfielder Lazar Samardzic during the Italian Serie A football match between Udinese and Napoli on May 4, 2023 at the Friuli stadium in Udine, Italy. (Photo by Tiziana Fabi / AFP)

Luciano Spalletti's side needed a single point to be crowned champions with a record-equalling five games to play and Victor Osimhen's second-half leveller was enough to bring the Scudetto back to southern Italy's biggest city.