Celtic fans are all in as minnows Monza snatch bragging rights to Italian football from Napoli
Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v Fiorentina - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - May 7, 2023 Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti and players during the celebrations after winning Serie A after the match REUTERS/Ciro De Luca
Ten days after winning their first Scudetto of this century Napoli were brought back down to earth with Monza now owning the bragging rights to Italian football.
After clinching the title by drawing 1-1 away to Udinese on May 4 there were incredible scenes in Napoli as the victorious team returned to their city, only fans that had watched Diego Maradona in the eighties could recall similar celebrations.
The scenes of joy were shared worldwide after Luciano Spalletti’s squad won the title with four matches to spare.
Today it seems like the partying and celebrations caught up with the champions as a much changed side lost 2-0 away to ninth placed Monza.
According to the logic of Eilidh Barbour on Sky Sports Monza now own the bragging rights to Italian football.
Monza will huv the bragging rights at the U-Power stadium. That’s how it works @EilidhBarbour isn’t it? pic.twitter.com/Cl4yIsUHu2
— Paul Murray (@RealPaulMurray) May 14, 2023
Maradona will be in tears in heaven.
— Paul Murray (@RealPaulMurray) May 14, 2023
They’re now favourites for next year’s scudetto.
— John (@jacooper68) May 14, 2023
Winning the last game with nothing to play for is the greatest achievement, forget all that treble nonsense.
— Binderdunnit (@njpc1888) May 14, 2023
Harsh on @EilidhBarbour she’s a cracking presenter, unbiased, a well known St Johnstone fan, her bosses at sky were probably in her ear telling her to say the bragging rights line
— Dave (@MusselburghBhoy) May 14, 2023