Napoli President De Laurentiis Says ‘We Haven’t Discussed’ Prospect Of Serie A Title Playoff Vs Inter Milan Yet’ | OneFootball

Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis says that his team “haven’t discussed” the prospect of scheduling a Serie A title playoff against Inter Milan yet.

Speaking outside the Italian Olympic Committee headquarters, as reported by FCInterNews, De Laurentiis addressed the matter of a potential one-off match for the Serie A title.

A couple of seasons ago, the league changed the rules for the Serie A title.

In the event that two or more teams finish level on points at the top of the league table, the tie-breaker would not be the head-to-head record of the teams, or goal difference.

Rather, in that scenario it would go down to a one-off match between the two teams. Essentially a playoff for the Scudetto.

And with just a single point separating Napoli and Inter Milan at the top as things stand with two matches to go, there is certainly a real possibility of that happening.

Napoli President De Laurentiis: “Haven’t Discussed” Serie A Title Playoff Vs Inter

Italian film producer and President of the Napoli. Aurelio. De Laurentiis is interviewed prior the. UEFA Champions League group. F football match between. SSC Napoli and Arsenal FC at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples on December 11, 2013. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

If Inter lose to Lazio this weekend, and Napoli beat Parma, then the Partenopei will secure the title with a game to spare.

Otherwise, it will go down to the final day of the season.

Therefore, the question of when to pencil in a potential playoff between Inter and Napoli has created a real logistical headache.

Inter will want it out of the way sooner rather than later, undoubtedly.

The Nerazzurri have the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain on the 31st to think about. They hardly want the distraction of a one-off match against Napoli just day before that match.

Reports indicate that the league could bump forward Inter and Napoli’s final matches. They could face Como and Cagliari respectively next Thursday.

That would leave open the possibility of a playoff on Sunday, the 25th, almost a week before the Champions League final.

However, Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis said that “We have not discussed it yet. We haven’t decided anything.”