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NAPLES, Italy (AP) — Napoli won 2-0 over Cagliari on Friday in the final round of the Serie A title, Scott McTominay scored with an acrobatic bicycle kick before halftime and Romelu Lukaku doubled the lead with a solo goal after the break.
Napoli’s players hold the trophy after winning the Italian league soccer title at the end of the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, early Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s players hold the trophy after winning the Italian league soccer title at the end of the Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, early Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Scott McTominay celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Scott McTominay celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Scott McTominay scores his side’s first goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Scott McTominay scores his side’s first goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli fans wait for the start of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli fans wait for the start of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku, left, and Cagliari’s Yerry Mina vie for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku, left, and Cagliari’s Yerry Mina vie for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring his side’s 2nd goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring his side’s 2nd goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku scores his side’s 2nd goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku scores his side’s 2nd goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku gets a yellow card during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s Romelu Lukaku gets a yellow card during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Cagliari’s goalkeeper Alen Sherri saves a ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Cagliari’s goalkeeper Alen Sherri saves a ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Players celebrate at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Players celebrate at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s fans celebrate as they watch the decisive match for the Italian league soccer title between Napoli and Cagliari on a giant screen set in Piazza del Plebiscito, in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
Napoli’s fans celebrate as they watch the decisive match for the Italian league soccer title between Napoli and Cagliari on a giant screen set in Piazza del Plebiscito, in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
Fans celebrate showing a number 4 during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Fans celebrate showing a number 4 during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Players celebrate at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Players celebrate at the end of the Italian Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli fans hold three ‘scudetto’, referring to the Serie A titles won in 1987, 1990, 2023, and likely on 2025 at the Diego Maradona stadium before the decisive match for the Italian Serie A soccer championship title between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli fans hold three ‘scudetto’, referring to the Serie A titles won in 1987, 1990, 2023, and likely on 2025 at the Diego Maradona stadium before the decisive match for the Italian Serie A soccer championship title between Napoli and Cagliari at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Napoli’s fans celebrate with fireworks in Piazza Plebiscito after winning the Italian league soccer title, in central Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
Napoli’s fans celebrate with fireworks in Piazza Plebiscito after winning the Italian league soccer title, in central Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
Napoli fans gather in Piazza Plebiscito before the decisive match for the Italian league soccer title between Napoli and Cagliari in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
Napoli fans gather in Piazza Plebiscito before the decisive match for the Italian league soccer title between Napoli and Cagliari in Naples, Italy, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
In this Wednesday May 21, 2025 photo four ‘scudetto’ logo referring to the 4 Serie A titles won in 1987, 1990, 2023, and on Friday, May 23, 2025 are projected on the Posillipo beach in Naples, Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)
In this Wednesday May 21, 2025 photo four ‘scudetto’ logo referring to the 4 Serie A titles won in 1987, 1990, 2023, and on Friday, May 23, 2025 are projected on the Posillipo beach in Naples, Italy. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta)