Napoli slip up again to all but hand Juventus Serie A title

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Last Updated : May 07 2018 | 9:40 AM IST

Juventus are practically assured of winning a seventh successive Serie A title after second-placed Napoli were held 2-2 by Torino on Sunday.

Juventus have a six-point lead in Serie A with two games left to play. Both teams are equal in head-to-head clashes but Juventus are well ahead of their southern rivals on goal difference.

The champions now need just one point to officially retain their crown with games to come against Roma in the Stadio Olimpico and already-relegated Verona in Turin.

Torino twice battled back from a goal down to steal a point from Maurizio Sarri's side who had been bidding for a first title since the days of Argentina legend Diego Maradona in 1987 and 1990.

"We battled for top spot right down to the wire," said Sarri. "In the end, the Scudetto come down to minor details.

"We did everything within our power to give Juventus a run for their money but objectively speaking they have greater resources than us and we couldn't have done any more than we did."
But Daniele Baselli pulled the visitors level 10 minutes into the second half with a dejected Sarri burying his head in his hands as Lorenzo De Silvestri headed in
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First Published: May 07 2018 | 9:40 AM IST