Serie A: Napoli title celebration on hold after draw with Salernitana

ROME (AP) — Napoli must wait a minimum of a couple of extra days to seal the Serie A title after drawing 1-1 with regional rival Salernitana on Sunday — disappointing legions of followers of the southern membership who had already began celebrating in anticipation of the championship.

The Partenopei might have clinched with a file six rounds to spare in the event that they beat Salernitana however Boulaye Dia equalized for the guests six minutes from time after Mathias Olivera had given Napoli the lead.

The outcome left runaway chief Napoli 18 factors forward of second-place Lazio, which misplaced 3-1 at Inter Milan earlier.

Third-place Juventus might leapfrog Lazio and transfer into second if it wins at Bologna later.

Napoli is trying to win the Italian league for the primary time since Diego Maradona led the membership to its solely two Serie A titles in 1987 and 1990.

Olivera scored simply after the hour mark with a header, redirecting in a free kick contained in the far put up. Dia then dribbled by Napoli middle ahead Victor Osimhen and unleashed an angled shot to equalize.

Napoli visits Udinese in its subsequent match on Thursday, a day after Lazio hosts Sassuolo and Juventus hosts Lecce.

Napoli followers had been celebrating inside and outdoors the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for hours earlier than the match — elevating their voices even louder after Lazio misplaced, which arrange the prospect for Napoli to clinch.

But Salernitana, which hasn’t misplaced in additional than two months, wouldn’t let it occur.