The mistake from the penalty spot by Calaiò and the magic of a rediscovered Pirlo bring down the curtain on the Scudetto, but the two postponements on Monday reopen the one for second and third place, never before in the balance between Rome and Naples, after the Neapolitans they won last Sunday's direct match, narrowing the gap to just three points (with one game to recover for the giallorossi).
Roma thus says goodbye to dreams of glory but, after losing Strootman, at least finds its fans against Udinese (after the two-match disqualification for the curves) to try to defend that second place which until a few weeks ago seemed untouchable. Before the match at the Olimpico in Turin, Napoli will take the field, which despite returning from a series of not very brilliant performances now finds itself just three points away from a position that could really make a difference in the year of the World Cup: second place, in fact, it guarantees direct access to the next Champions League, a competition that guarantees money and prestige and which Benitez's boys have already shown that they are capable of facing big.
The starters should therefore take the field against the grenades, even if the run-up to Roma is dangerously intertwined with another important seasonal objective, that Europa League which will see Napoli return to the field in just three days to look for a complicated comeback against the Portuguese of Porto (1-0 for them in the first leg).
