Inter and Napoli could play each other in an incredible playoff to decide this year’s Scudetto: when the match would be played
Inter e Napoli, quando si giocherebbe lo spareggio? L’eventualità che fa tremare i tifosi (LaPresse) – SerieANews.com
An incredible Serie A season we are witnessing. Inter and Napoli share the top of the standings with 71 points with 5 days to go. It had never happened in the last 20 years that two clubs found themselves at this point in the championship with the same score.
With five matches still on the schedule, Inter would be favored, but the Nerazzurri will also have to face AC Milan in the return leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals (1-1 in the first leg) and Barcelona in the Champions League double-header. Just those two matches turn out to be the most difficult to face because of the level of the opponent.
Inter e Napoli, l’ipotesi pareggio: location, data e come funziona
If Inter also succeeds in the feat of scoring 15 points and so does Napoli, or if both teams lose the same number of points up for grabs on the road, finishing paired in first place at the end of the 38th day, it will all be decided by a playoff.
The rule cancelled in 2005 and reintroduced two years ago would provide for a dry match between the two clubs. The rules call for it to be played in the stadium of the team with the advantage in direct clashes, but in this case those would be tied as well, because of the two 1-1 draws at the San Siro and the Maradona. That would then leave room for the teams with the greater goal difference, with Inter clearly ahead with a +40, compared to Napoli’s +27.
Inter e Napoli, l’ipotesi pareggio: location, data e come funziona (LaPresse) – SerieANews.com
The protocol, however, includes an afterword related to public order. Because if the match did not guarantee security for possible fan clashes, it would leave room for a neutral field. The two league matches this year have seen the absence of visiting fans in both the first leg and the return leg, so it is not ruled out that the match would be played at the Olimpico in Rome.
But when should the much-feared playoff be played? The possible date is the last week of May. The timetable, however, is tight, since the league will end on May 25, the Club World Cup will begin on June 2, and the Champions League final will be on May 31, which Inter could play in.
This would be a resounding tour de force for the Nerazzurri, with 3 matches in the space of a week, all with a very high level of importance. Recall, too, that the match will end in the 90th, without extra time, and that in case of a draw it will continue until penalty kicks. In the history of Serie A only one other precedent, in 1964, with Inter losing 2-0 to Bologna, winner of its seventh and last Scudetto. A red and blue curse.
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