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Lazio's goalkeeper #40 Edoardo Motta makes a save in front of Napoli's Scottish midfielder #08 Scott McTominay during the Italian Serie A football match between Napoli and Lazio at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples on April 18, 2026. (AFP)
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Napoli's Serie A title defence nears end with Lazio defeat

Napoli could concede the Serie A title to Inter Milan as soon as next week after falling to a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Lazio. With five matches remaining in their respective league seasons the reigning champions trail Inter by 12 points following a poor display in Naples.Matteo Cancellieri's early tap-in set the tone at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and Toma Basic made sure of a fine win for ninth-placed Lazio with another simple finish in the 57th minute.Lazio's performance was a good sign for their Italian Cup semi-final against Atalanta, which is delicately poised at 2-2 ahead of Wednesday's second leg in Bergamo. But it leaves Napoli counting the days until they officially concede the Scudetto, as if they fail to beat Cremonese and Inter win at Torino next weekend, the Scudetto will return north to Milan.Napoli could have even lost by more as in the 31st minute Vanja Milinkovic-Savic got his hands to an uncharacteristically poor penalty from Mattia Zaccagni, who then smashed over the rebound after slipping to the deck.That was the first time Zaccagni had failed to score from the penalty spot in Serie A but it made no difference to the final result. Napoli's title defence might effectively be over but Champions League qualification is still on the cards thanks to an eight-point lead on fifth-placed Como.Roma, in sixth, host Atalanta in the day's late match and can move to within six points of Napoli with a win. However Napoli have the better of the head-to-head record which decides the positions of teams who finish the season level on points.Roma also have problems of their own, with open conflict between coach Gian Piero Gasperini and Claudio Ranieri, who is a senior advisor to the Friedkin family, the capital club's billionaire American owners.Gasperini abandoned Friday's pre-match press conference on the verge of tears after speaking about Atalanta president Antonio Percassi, with whom Gasperini had a strong working relationship during his hugely successful nine years in Bergamo.Italian media have widely report one of Gasperini or Ranieri will be out the door come the end of the season, hardly the ideal backdrop as Roma head into a key clash against Gasperini's old club.Gasperini said his successes at Atalanta, which include winning the Europa League in 2024, were down to a "club which was in sync with the coach", a clear hint he didn't believe he has that at Roma. 

Napoli’s Scottish midfielder #8 Scott McTominay kicks the ball during the Italian Serie A football match between Parma and Napoli at the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma on April 12, 2026. (AFP)
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Napoli draw at Parma gives Inter chance to put one hand on Serie A title

Napoli's Serie A title defence suffered a blow with Sunday'1-1 draw at Parma which gave league leaders Inter Milan the chance to move nine points clear.Scott McTominay's drilled finish on the hour mark gave Napoli a draw which may well not be enough for the champions to claim a third Scudetto in four seasons.Napoli trail Inter by six points, a gap which could increase following the late match between the Milan giants and Champions League chasers Como.Antonio Conte's team were on the back foot within 36 seconds. That was how long it took for Gabriel Strefezza to race on to Nesta Elphege's knock-on and beautifully curl home Parma's opener.Napoli struggled to break down the hosts who were content to sit deep and soak up the pressure and deny the away team a sixth straight league win.Last weekend's win over AC Milan had reopened the prospect of retaining the title but a draw at the Stadio Ennio Tardini has made that feat less likely with six matches remaining in their season."I told the boys that there is a very thin line that separates winners and losers," said Conte."If you concede a goal after 30 seconds it's inevitable that a match which was already going to be against a deep-lying team was going to become even more like that."They rightly put up the barricades and tried to hit us on the counter... in the end I can't really criticise the team for their desire and commitment."Parma are level on 36 points with Genoa, who also took a step towards safety with a tumultuous 2-1 win over Sassuolo in the day's early fixture. Both teams were down to 10 men for the second half following a tunnel bust-up.Caleb Ekuban tapped home Genoa's winner with six minutes remaining in front of a typically passionate crowd at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris who watched their team move nine points clear away from the relegation zone in 13th.Genoa midfiedler Mikael Ellertsson and Italy international Domenico Berardi were sent off after a row blew up just after the half-time whistle, with the hosts leading through Ruslan Malinovskyi. 

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Al Sadd name ex-Inter boss Mancini as new manager

Al Sadd have appointed former Inter Milan and Italy boss Roberto Mancini as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-season deal, the Qatari club announced on Thursday. The 60-year-old Italian returns to management over a year after leaving his role with the Saudi Arabia national team. Mancini takes the reins at Al Sadd, who sit sixth in the Qatari top-flight with 14 points from nine matches, eight adrift of table-toppers Al-Gharafa. **media[381176]** His most successful spell as a manager came during his time with Inter. He led Inter to three Serie A titles, two Coppa Italia crowns and two Supercoppa Italiana triumphs during his first spell at the club between 2004-2008. He also guided Italy to the 2020 European Championship title and led Manchester City to their first Premier League crown in the 2011-12 campaign. Mancini was linked with the Nottingham Forest job before the Premier League club appointed Sean Dyche in October.