Victor Osimhen delivers Scudetto to Napoli with equalizer

Napoli clinches Scudetto after 33 years with Victor Osimhen's leveller against Udinese. Smart recruitment and managerial input led to the success.

Delirium inside the Udinese stadium after Victor Osimhen leveled for Napoli to earn a point that was enough to secure their first Scudetto in 33 years. (Photo credit: GOAL)

Celestial joy for the spiritual; drumrolls all around Naples, delirium on the side of the terrestrial world where Diego Maradona is—if the late football maestro would be visiting fellow immortals today or this weekend, it would be with glee and gifts as Victor Osimhen led Napoli to Scudetto victory.

After 33 odd years and for the first time since Maradona passed, there’s so much celebration in Naples following the 1-1 draw at Udinese that landed them the Scudetto.

Move over AC Milan; Lazio can stop trying now; it’s all over. SS Napoli are the champions of Italy.

Who would have thought in August that they would have to say goodbye to their supposed best players?

Lorenzo Insigne left; Chelsea dropped the money and carted Khalidou Koulibaly away.

Dries Mertens left, and PSG highjacked Fabian Ruiz—who would have thought?

Napoli may have lost steam recently, crashing out of the Champions League and dropping points on the domestic front.

But Victor Osimhen’s leveller against Udinese on Thursday has landed the title; the sky is blue, and the smoke machine understands the assignment.

Smart recruitment, quick integration, and quality managerial input are responsible for the greatness of Napoli this season, and one can’t play down the place of Luciano Spalletti.

The Giallorossi can celebrate now and then regroup for their title defence next season.

Spalletti was quick to appreciate the fans and also lauded the impact of Maradona on this successful campaign that has seen them land their third top-flight trophy. "Napoli, this is for you," he added.

"There are people here who will be able to get through difficult moments in their lives because they remember this moment. These people deserve all the joy."

Victor Osimhen, who was overjoyed to have scored, broke his mask while celebrating and had to live without it while the touchline fixed it.

"I'm happy for all Napoli fans worldwide," Osimhen said. "No one deserves the Scudetto more than Neapolitans—more than us." I don't care who scored; I just wanted to get the Scudetto."

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is another name that won’t go away anytime soon; he weighed in with 10 goals and 12 assists.

And he remains a huge part of the success, alongside players like Kim Min-Jae, Frank Zambo-Aguissa, Giovanni Di-Lorenzo, and many more.