Rome (AFP)

While waiting for the clash between Juventus and Milan on Sunday evening, Naples has nicely returned to the battle for the Champions League by temporarily taking second place on Saturday, thanks to its clear victory at La Spezia (4-1).

To accompany next season in C1 Inter Milan, who celebrated their title with fireworks against Sampdoria (5-1), the fight for the other three tickets now seems to be reduced to four candidates - Naples, Atalanta , Juve and Milan - which stand (provisionally) at one point.

Lazio Rome (6th, 5 points from 4th place with a late match) is not yet out of the race but it lost a lot with its defeat in the evening on the ground of Fiorentina (2-0), during this 35th day.

Dusan Vlahovic, in great form at the forefront of the Viola attack, won the attacking duel against Ciro Immobile with a brace that brings him to 21 goals this season.

Two goals synonymous with a big sigh of relief for Fiorentina (13th) in the quest for maintenance.

Naples, for its part, did not give details in La Spezia (16th), in the footsteps of Victor Osimhen who also finished the season in a cannonball with his first double in Serie A.

Second, Gennaro Gattuso's players put pressure on Atalanta (3rd), traveling Sunday at the relegated Parma (19th), and on Juve (4th) and Milan (5th), opposed in a "six-point match. " in the evening.

- Tifosi in front of San Siro -

The spirit released from the scudetto validated last weekend, Inter Milan offered a celebration without false notes at San Siro with a crowd of supporters on arrival in front of the stadium, guard of honor at the entrance on the field from Sampdoria and avalanche of goals with substitutes in the spotlight.

"The supporters have been waiting for a long time, we are happy to be able to offer them this joy," said Antonio Conte.

The coach left on the bench several of the great architects of the title (Lukaku, Barella, Brozovic, Perisic, Skriniar, De Vrij ...) to involve everyone in the feast.

The "soldier" Roberto Gagliardini thanked him by showing the way after a magnificent collective action (4th) before Alexis Sanchez, also hungry for minutes of play, distinguished himself with a double (26th, 36th ).

Conte even launched in the second half the young striker Andrea Pinamonti who did not pray to participate in the party (61st) before Lautaro Martinez does everything from the penalty spot (70th).

Conte, expansive to howl his joy on the field, was less talkative afterwards, in front of the microphones, to discuss his future, while the club remains in financial turmoil, with new savings measures announced: "I am not there to talk about the future, we must take advantage of these moments, because we know how much we have worked and suffered ".

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