Salernitana ties Napoli 1-1 as Dia's stunning goal puts an end to Partenopei's title celebrations.
On Sunday, Napoli appeared destined to win the Serie A, but Boulaye Dia and Salernitana had other plans.
Because of Salernitana's thrilling 1-1 draw thanks to Boulaye Dia's incredible equalizer, Napoli lost the chance to win their first Serie A championship in 33 years.
As a result of Inter's victory against Lazio earlier on Sunday, Napoli only needed to win to win the Scudetto for the first time since the Diego Maradona era.
After giving the Partenopei the lead in the 62nd minute, Mathias Olivera appeared to be securing his place in Napoli history.
However, Luciano Spalletti's team won't be able to claim the championship until at least Wednesday as a result of Dia's outstanding 84th-minute effort.
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona was in a frenzy at the start of the game after hearing about Lazio's defeat, but the home crowd didn't get their first real chance until Victor Osimhen headed over a free-kick in the 23rd minute.
when the first half went on, the patience of the eager Napoli supporters was put to the strain when Amir Rrahmani glanced a header wide and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa saw a superb effort saved by Guillermo Ochoa.
After the break, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia tried his luck from a long distance, but his shot never had enough dip on it to trouble Ochoa, and Piotr Zielinski attempted an acrobatic shot that was unsuccessful.
Giacomo Raspadori replaced Zielinski shortly after, and the substitution was an immediate and resounding success.
Olivera skillfully converted home a beautiful outswinging corner given by Raspadori.
While Napoli searched for a game-winning second, Eljif Elmas dragged wide, and Kvaratskhelia came agonizingly close.
By cutting in from the left, outmuscling Osimhen, and hitting a beautiful strike into the top-left corner, Dia made Napoli pay. Subsequent saves from Ochoa frustrated the enthusiastic crowd.
Why does that matter?Party of Partenopei is suspended
Napoli would have achieved the quickest Scudetto triumph by a team in terms of games left until the end of the league season (six), had they won a match that was postponed by 24 hours so that public security could be bolstered in the city of Naples.
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