In France, it is 19 points. In Germany, 13. In England, the gap at the top is down to 12, but only because the drama was stripped from the title race when Liverpool won it and proceeded to relax. Meanwhile, Serie A’s status as the most unpredictable of Europe’s major leagues is reinforced by its fantastic, fraught final weekend with the scudetto decided on Friday.
The days when Juventus reeled off seven straight scudetti are long gone. If the crown does not change hands for a fifth successive season now, it will be because of a dramatic turnaround. The reigning champions Inter Milan enter the last night a point behind Napoli, whereas they would have been league leaders but for Pedro Rodriguez’s 90th-minute equaliser for Lazio against them last week.
