At the time, fans attributed the theft of Spalletti’s car to force him out after losing to Empoli 3-2 in April 2022, with 4 laps remaining.
Despite great anger from fans of the then southern Italian side, known for their over-enthusiasm, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis decided that Spalletti would continue for next season, to be crowned today. today, one year after this incident. , with a historic title in the Italian League after a draw with Udinese with a goal for each team, 5 minutes ago.
A perfect start
The team’s perfect start to the season in the league and the Champions League, proved the validity of the position of the club president and led to the calm of Napoli fans to support the team, after taking the championship lead Italian with the seventh inning, to stay ahead until the historic coronation.
The team also managed to sweep Liverpool with the opener of their Champions League campaign, 4-1, before concluding the group stage by leading the group, which included, along with the Reds, sides Ajax and Rangers, to reach the quarter-finals. for the first time in club history.
Napoli have lost this season in the league only 3 times:
In front of Inter with a goal. Lazio with the same result. In front of Milan, four clean.
Likewise, in the Champions League, he only lost to Liverpool in the group stage at Anfield, as well as Milan with an own goal, before being dropped in the Champions League in the quarter-finals, in a historic run. in the most powerful championship in Europe.
And the situation turned, after a full year of public anger against Spalletti, to the coach’s criticism of the fans after losing to Milan by four in the league: “We are still in a construction phase, we We played at home in an incredible atmosphere. , did you hear the supporters tonight? We were in our stadium but a thousand fans celebrated For Milan like crazy, our supporters could have been a game changer.”
An absence that lasted 33 years
Napoli were able to win the league’s third championship in their history after a 33-year absence, crowning the seasons 86-87 and 89-90, and their champion was Argentine legend Diego Armando Maradona, who also gave the Napoli’s only European achievement at the time was winning the UEFA Cup in the 88-89 season. .
The championship was added to Napoli’s record of 6 Italian Cups and two Italian Super Cups.
Napoli managed to achieve historic results this season by winning against Juventus for the first time in history, sweeping them 5-1 in the first leg, and settling for just one goal in return.
Napoli, which was founded in 1926 and is about to celebrate its centenary after 3 years, is the owner of the strongest offensive line in the league championship with (69 goals) and the strongest defensive line since conceded (23 goals), managed to end the fight for the Italian title 5 rounds before the end, to become the first European team to officially crown the title in all five major leagues.
Spalletti, 64, won the first Italian league title in its history, having won the Italian Cup twice with Roma in 2007 and 2008, and the Russian League with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2010 and 2012.
Spalletti restored the glories of Napoli, but with a different team from Maradona and his companions, as the team included new stars led by Georgian Kvaratskhelia, nicknamed Kavardna, and Nigerian Victor Osimhen, to make Spalletti a popular hero in Napoli.
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