Napoli, featuring Kim Min-jae, reclaimed the Serie A title in the first year of manager Antonio Conte's appointment.
Napoli won 2-0 against Cagliari in their home match of the final round 38 of the 2024-2025 season Serie A held at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, on the 24th (Korean time).
The opening goal came in the 42nd minute of the first half. Matteo Politano sent a cross from the right side of the penalty area, which Scott McTominay connected with a bicycle kick in front of the goal. In the 6th minute of the second half, Romelu Lukaku received the ball in the opponent's Chin Young, evaded a defender, and scored an additional goal with a left-footed shot inside the penalty area.
With this victory, Napoli recorded 82 points (24 wins, 10 draws, 4 losses). At the same time, Inter Milan, who won 2-0 away at Como (81 points), was left behind by 1 point, confirming Napoli's title. Napoli returned to claim the Scudetto two years after the 2022-2023 season.
Napoli lifted the championship trophy in the 1986-1987 and 1989-1990 seasons, thanks to the efforts of Diego Maradona. In the 2022-2023 season, where Kim Min-jae played as a key defender, Napoli also became champions. However, in the 2023-2024 season, after Kim Min-jae and manager Luciano Spalletti left the team, Napoli fell to 10th place.
To turn things around, Napoli appointed manager Conte, known as a "master of winning."
The club's decision yielded good results. Conte, who had led Juventus, Chelsea, and Inter Milan to league titles in the past, demonstrated excellent leadership again this season, bringing Napoli back to the top.
Manager Conte received the Serie A Coach of the Year award this season. McTominay, who scored the decisive goal, was named the season's most valuable player (MVP).
McTominay, a former Manchester United player, played a central role in the team, recording 12 goals and 6 assists in 34 league matches this season.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan failed to win the league for the second consecutive year but advanced to the UEFA Champions League final on June 1 in Munich, Germany, where they will face Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the team of Lee Kang-in, for the European championship.
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