Serie A title odds: Napoli leads with ultra-low odds, will Inter Milan struggle to defend their title?[WEIRUSHUI]

2025-05-21
On May 19th, Beijing time, the 37th round of the Italian Serie A concluded. At the same time, the two teams competing for the title, Napoli and Inter Milan, both drew. Notably, Inter Milan was held to a penalty shootout by Lazio, missing the opportunity to overtake Napoli and claim the top spot, thus keeping the suspense of the Serie A title race alive until the final round. Currently, relevant institutions have updated the odds for winning the championship in real time. The leading team Napoli, which holds a one-point lead, has dropped to a super low odds of 1.10 and is at the top. Inter Milan, on the other hand, has risen to a odds of 7.00 and is in second place. In the 37th round of Serie A, Napoli drew 0-0 with Parma, who are fighting a desperate battle to avoid relegation, away from home. In the second half, Napoli was awarded a penalty in injury time, but the referee, after reviewing the scene of a foul by Napoli before launching an attack through VAR, cancelled the penalty. Inter Milan took the lead twice at home against Lazio in this round, but Pedro equalized the score twice in a row. Meanwhile, Arnautovic's last-minute winner was ruled offside, and Inter Milan failed to seize the opportunity to overtake Napoli and top the table. So far, Napoli has accumulated 79 points and ranks first, while Inter Milan has 78 points and ranks second.
There is only one round left in the Serie A. Napoli only needs to defeat Cagliari at home in the final round to win the Serie A title again after one season. However, if Napoli lose at home to Cagliari in the final round and Inter Milan draw away against Como, their opponents in the final round of Serie A, both teams will have 79 points. According to the rules of Serie A, after 38 rounds of matches in the season, if there is a tie in points when it comes to the championship battle or the battle for the 17th place (the last spot to avoid relegation), a play-off will be held to determine the winner. The play-off match lasts for 90 minutes per leg. If the game is tied, a penalty shootout will be held and there will be no extra time. Throughout the history of Serie A, there has only been one instance of a title play-off: in 1964, Bologna and Inter Milan played a title play-off at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, and Bologna won 2-0 to claim the championship.
In the final round of the Serie A, Como, coached by Fabregas, will directly play the role of the title judge. Facing the defending champion Inter Milan at home, it is expected to put more pressure on them. Meanwhile, whether the traditional away team Cagliari can create obstacles against Napoli will also be a major highlight of the final round of the league. It is worth mentioning that both Napoli's head coach Conte and Inter Milan's head coach Inzaghi were sent off with red cards in this round of matches. This means that both title contenders will have to face the situation where their managers are not on the sidelines in the last decisive battle. As for whether Napoli will take advantage of the home ground to open a champagne celebration or Inter Milan will replicate the miracle of PSV Eindhoven's comeback to win the championship this season in the Dutch Eredivisie and complete their title defense, let's wait and see!