{"id":83582,"date":"2026-04-24T17:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/how-napoli-can-delay-inters-2025-26-scudetto-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:34:31","slug":"how-napoli-can-delay-inters-2025-26-scudetto-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/how-napoli-can-delay-inters-2025-26-scudetto-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"How Napoli can delay Inter\u2019s 2025-26 Scudetto celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-935515\" alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 11: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale Milano is challenged by Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-310x207.jpg 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-320x213.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\" fetchpriority=\"high\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1024px\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>MILAN, ITALY &#8211; JANUARY 11: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale Milano is challenged by Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<article class=\"small single\">&#13;<br \/>\n                <!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inter are on course to win the Serie A title for the second time in three seasons, but a victory for Napoli in their match against Cremonese on Friday evening could delay the Nerazzurri\u2019s title celebrations for another weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Could Inter win the Scudetto this weekend or will Napoli or Milan stop them?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inter have a 12-point lead over both Milan (2nd) and Napoli (3rd) with five matches of the 2025-26 season left to play. There is a possibility that Inter mathematically win the league title on Sunday when they play Torino, but this requires both the Rossoneri and the Partenopei to drop points against Juventus and Cremonese respectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Antonio Conte\u2019s side beats Cremonese on Friday evening, Inter will not mathematically be able to claim the league title this weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_935515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-935515\" style=\"\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay.jpg\" class=\"lazyload lazyload wp-image-935515 size-full\" alt=\"MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 11: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale Milano is challenged by Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-310x207.jpg 310w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-320x213.jpg 320w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-414x276.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-630x420.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-768x512.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-770x513.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-900x600.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay-1024x683.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/icdn.football-italia.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lautaro-Martinez-Scott-McTominay.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1665px) 1155px, (min-width:768px) 69vw, (min-width:576px) 60vw, 92vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1200\/800;max-width:1200px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-935515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MILAN, ITALY \u2013 JANUARY 11: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale Milano is challenged by Scott McTominay during the Serie A match at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Inter and Napoli both win this weekend, there would still be a 12-point gap between the two sides with four matches left to play. However, in the event that the top two teams finish the season level on points, the Serie A title is decided on head-to-head record rather than goal difference.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Napoli beat Inter 3-1 at home back in October and drew 2-2 away in San Siro, which means that they would overtake Inter in the extremely unlikely event that the two teams finish the campaign level on points.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->                                &#13;<\/p>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" aria-label=\"Posts\">&#13;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Post navigation<\/h2>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t                <\/article>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MILAN, ITALY &#8211; JANUARY 11: Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale Milano is challenged by Scott McTominay of SSC Napoli during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. 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