Sandi Lovric and Udinese attempted to delay the celebration once more but the Nigeria equaliser ensured that Napoli were crowned Serie A champions
The Partenopei knew a point at the Dacia Arena would be sufficient to clinch the championship after failing to defeat Salernitana the previous week.
This did not go as planned, however, as Udinese took the lead. Destiny Udogie passed it off to Sandi Lovric, who had far too much time and space to control, adjust, and pass the ball from 16 yards away using the inside of her right boot.
Kvicha Kvaratskhelia was injured after colliding with Rodrigo Becao on the very outside of the box, but the referee allowed play to continue. Napoli kept trying to score the equalizer.
With another powerful long-range shot, Lovric put Meret to the test. Victor Osimhen's soaring header grazed the crossbar, and Jakub Bijol's header into the dirt rebounded over the bar.
Immediately after the restart, Walace missed a long-range shot, but Napoli eventually made a breakthrough. The Kvaratskhelia scorcher's corner was brought back to the edge of the box, where Silvestri parried it into Osimhen's path for a goal from 12 yards on the rebound. The Nigerian international was having so much fun that he shattered his safety face mask and had to play without it for a while while repairs were being made.
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