Napoli were all ready to celebrate their first Scudetto in 33 years, but Boulaye Dia’s equaliser postpones the party after a Mathias Olivera header.

This fixture was postponed by 24 hours to prepare for the title celebrations, needing a win here and for Lazio to drop points against Inter. That first part was in the balance until a late comeback saw Inter win 3-1. The second was not to be taken for granted either, as Salernitana were unbeaten in eight rounds. Mario Rui, Matteo Politano and Domen Crnigoj were on the treatment table.

Victor Osimhen threatened an opener within 66 seconds, his header wide of the near post from Hirving Lozano’s cross, then another aerial effort was palmed away by Guillermo Ochoa.

The goalkeeper also got down to beat away an Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa daisy-cutter and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia’s sudden curler skimmed the crossbar.

Piotr Zielinski turned an audacious over-head kick off target, but the deadlock was finally broken on a Giacomo Raspadori corner when Mathias Olivera found a gap in the crowd for a glancing header, sending the crowd into an eruption of noise and joy.

Eljif Elmas almost got a second moments later, dribbling past the entire Salernitana defence before his angled drive beat Ochoa to shave a coat of paint off the base of the far post.

Kvaratskhelia pulled back from the by-line for Raspadori, whose shot was charged down in the box, then the Georgian hit a screamer that flashed across the face of goal to skim the far stick.

However, Salernitana had no intention of letting the party go ahead and equalised with a ferocious Boulaye Dia strike across Meret into the far top corner, after cutting back inside past Osimhen.

Kvaratskhelia again tested Ochoa and Amir Rrahmani’s header from a stoppage-time corner was straight at him.

Napoli 1-1 Salernitana

Olivera 62 (N), Dia 84 (S)

30-04-2023 14:00
MatchDay 32

Player statistic

2nd half
Piotr Zielinski Yellow card 55'    
Mathías Olivera Goal 62'    
Mathías Olivera Yellow card 70'    
    73' Yellow card Flavius Daniliuc
    75' Yellow card Lorenzo Pirola
    84' Goal Lorenzo Pirola

Match statistic

73
Possession %
27
24
Total shots
5
8
Shots on target
2
9
Shots off target
3
7
Blocked shots
10
Corners
1
Offsides
1
13
Fouls
11
NAP
SAL

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
22
17
Defender
82'
3
Defender
99
Midfielder
90'
20
Midfielder
61'
68
Midfielder
89'
11
Attacker
60'
77
9
Attacker
13
Goalkeeper
3
Defender
68'
5
Defender
86'
98
Defender
23
Defender
30
68'
87
Midfielder
46'
20
Midfielder
18
Midfielder
10
Midfielder
68'
29
Attacker

Substitutes

55
Defender
19
4
Midfielder
70
Midfielder
12
Goalkeeper
31
Defender
23
Attacker
95
Goalkeeper
7
Midfielder
60'
81
61'
5
Defender
82'
18
Attacker
89'
91
Midfielder
90'
9
41
25
Midfielder
33
Goalkeeper
1
Goalkeeper
39
15
2
Defender
11
Attacker
46'
99
Attacker
68'
8
Midfielder
68'
6
Defender
68'
66
Defender
86'

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