Scott McTominay opened the scoring in Napoli-Cagliari with an acrobatic scissor kick after 42 minutes of the ultimate match of the season, which might hand the Partenopei the league title.
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There was only one level separating Napoli and Inter on the prime of the Serie A desk heading into the ultimate spherical of the 2024-25 season. A victory for Napoli in opposition to Cagliari palms them the league title, whereas a draw or much less leaves them counting on a favour from Como in opposition to Inter.
NAPLES, ITALY – MAY 23: Followers launch flares exterior the stadium forward of the Serie A match between Napoli and Cagliari at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Might 23, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Pictures)
It was Inter who struck first on Friday night time: Stefan De Vrij’s twentieth minute header gave the Nerazzurri a 1-0 lead on the Sinigaglia, which had them main the Serie A desk for jst over 20 minutes.
Then, 42 minutes into Napoli-Cagliari, McTominay despatched the Maradona right into a frenzy with an acrobatic end to ship the Partenopei 1-0 up and again to the highest of the desk with lower than an hour of the season to go.
Watch: McTominay places Napoli inside touching distance of Serie A title
WHAT A GOAL SCOTT MCTOMINAY 🤩
IT HAD TO BE HIM 🏴
Cross within the field from Politano, and McTominay’s overhead kick places Napoli within the driving seat for the Serie A title now 🏆