Napoli’s Serie A title hopes suffered a late setback on Sunday (May 11) when they were held to a 2-2 draw at home against Genoa, setting up a thrilling season finale as Inter are just one point behind. Napoli remain top on 78 points, holding a slim lead over Inter, who won 2-0 at Torino earlier in the day, with two rounds remaining.
Scott McTominay delivered a perfect pass into the box where Romelu Lukaku got rid of his marker before guiding his shot into the bottom corner to give Napoli the lead in the 15th minute. Genoa equalised in the 32nd minute when the Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret initially parried Honest Ahanor’s header on to the post, only for the rebound to bounce off his body and into the net for an own goal.
The sombre mood at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium lifted in the 64th minute when Giacomo Raspadori drilled a screamer from close range, restoring Napoli’s lead. However, a header six minutes from time by Johan Vásquez silenced the crowd.
Inter kept their title hopes alive with a confident 2-0 win at Torino on a rain-drenched day. The visitors, who reached the Champions League final by beating Barcelona in a thrilling encounter on Tuesday, left several key players on the bench and rested others as they looked to keep the squad fresh. Lautaro Martínez, Yann Sommer and Davide Frattesi were among those left out of the starting lineup.
The match came to an early, unscheduled halt in the opening moments as someone in the crowd appeared to need medical assistance, with play resuming after a few minutes. Inter took the lead after 14 minutes, with Nicola Zalewski losing his marker with a clever turn before cutting inside to the edge of the box and slotting the ball into the net. In first-half stoppage time, Torino went close to an equaliser with a diving header from Ché Adams, but Josep Martínez produced an incredible one-handed save.
Heavy rain and a thunderstorm interrupted the match, forcing a stoppage in the first half and delaying the start of the second, as the referee, Federico La Penna, carried out a thorough pitch inspection during the break.
In the 49th minute, with the rain pouring down, Inter were awarded a penalty after the Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic fouled Mehdi Taremi. Kristjan Asllani scored from the spot to double the visitors’ lead and seal the match.
