Napoli visit Juventus tonight, looking to reduce the gap at the top of Serie A to just one point and keep the Scudetto race alive.

The Partenopei were six points behind the leaders going in to the midweek round, so winning the title for the first time since 1990 would represent an extraordinary comeback.

Here are five of the best-ever Scudetto comebacks.

Milan 1987-88

A Napoli side inspired by Diego Maradona had won their first-ever Scudetto in 1987, and started the season in spectacular fashion with five wins in a row.

Napoli visit Juventus tonight, looking to reduce the gap at the top of Serie A to just one point and keep the Scudetto race alive.

The Partenopei were six points behind the leaders going in to the midweek round, so winning the title for the first time since 1990 would represent an extraordinary comeback.

Here are five of the best-ever Scudetto comebacks.

Milan 1987-88

A Napoli side inspired by Diego Maradona had won their first-ever Scudetto in 1987, and started the season in spectacular fashion with five wins in a row.

The Partenopei were duly crowned winter champions, ahead of a Milan side bolstered by the arrival of Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit.

Silvio Berlusconi, who had bought the Rossoneri in 1986, entrusted Arrigo Sacchi with the Coach’s job, despite the fact the former cobbler had never worked in Serie A.

On February 14, Napoli held a five-point advantage over Sacchi’s side, a huge gap to bridge in the days of three points for a win.

With just five games to play that gap was still at four points, but the next few weeks would prove crucial.

Milan won at Roma as Napoli lost to Juventus, before the Partenopei were held in Verona while their rivals won the Derby della Madonnina.

That meant everything came down to a head-to-head match at the San Paolo, with Milan duly winning 3-2.

Though they drew their final two games with Juventus and Como, Napoli lost to Fiorentina and Sampdoria, finishing three points adrift.

The Partenopei took just one point from their last five games, in one of the most dramatic collapses in Serie A history.

Milan 1998-99

The collapse of Marcello Lippi’s all-conquering Juventus team left the Serie A throne open to a new champion in 1998-99, and for much of the season it appeared that would be Fiorentina.

The Viola were winter champions, but an injury to Gabriel Batistuta hampered their chances – as did the fact his replacement, Edmundo, had a clause in his contract allowing him to go to the Rio Carnival instead of playing.

Lazio emerged from the pack to take a commanding lead at the top, with Sven Goran Eriksson’s men seven points clear at the start of February.

The Biancocelesti went 15 games unbeaten – 13 of which were wins – before hosting Milan at the Stadio Olimpico in Week 27.

While a 0-0 draw wasn’t a disastrous result, the Aquile then lost the Derby della Capitale to Roma, before going down 3-1 at home to Juventus – who would finish the season in eighth.

Three consecutive wins followed, but the Scudetto slipped away with a 1-1 draw at Fiorentina which allowed Milan to take the lead.

Lazio won on the final day, but the Rossoneri beat Perugia 2-1 to take an unlikely title.

Lazio 1999-2000

The Biancocelesti wouldn’t have to wait long to win the Scudetto, winning their second Serie A title in dramatic circumstances.

Juventus were nine points clear with eight games to play, having first taken the lead in Week 15.

However, the Bianconeri lost 2-0 to champions Milan on March 24, before a 1-0 defeat to Lazio at the Delle Alpi the following week.

Carlo Ancelotti’s side recovered with three wins in a row, but a 2-0 loss at Verona allowed the Aquile to close the gap to just two points.

Both teams won in Week 34, setting up one of the most dramatic and controversial season finales in Serie A history.

Lazio took on Reggina at the Olimpico, while Juventus travelled to Perugia. The capital club duly won 3-0, but the real drama was taking place in Umbria.

Having started under clear blue skies, the Stadio Renato Curi was battered by rain, hailstones, thunder and lightning.

Referee Pierluigi Collina was forced to delay the start of the second half by over an hour, with some claiming the match should have been abandoned.

In Rome they waited for news from Perugia, Lazio’s match having finished by the time the second half kicked off.

Defender Alessandro Calori struck four minutes after the extended break, Juventus lost 1-0, and Lazio took the title by a single point.

Juventus 2001-02

Juventus may have blown the title on the final day in 2000, but they were on the other end of the equation two years later.

Marcello Lippi’s return heralded three wins in a row to start the season, but the Bianconeri soon began to struggle, going six Serie A games without a win and dropping to sixth place.

Champions Roma and an Inter side led by Hector Cuper took advantage, and by April a three-way title race had developed.

When the Nerazzurri beat Roma in Week 28 as Juve lost 1-0 at Parma, it seemed certain they’d win their first Scudetto since 1989.

Juventus won four in a row before the final weekend of the season, but everything was very much in Inter’s hands as they led by a point on the final day.

Cuper’s side had only to beat Lazio in Rome, with many of the home fans actively cheering for the Beneamata, rather than see Roma or Juve take the title.

Goals inside the first 10 minutes from David Trezeguet and Alessandro Del Piero quickly made it clear that Juventus would beat Udinese, and all eyes turned to Rome.

Christian Vieri opened the scoring after 12 minutes, and though Karel Poborsky equalised, Lugi Di Biagio quickly put Inter back in front from a corner.

However, Poborsky scored against just before half-time and the Nerazzurri collapsed in the second half, losing 4-2 as Ronaldo cried on the bench.

Juventus won the Scudetto, and Antonio Cassano’s delightful chip against Torino meant Inter finished the day in third-place.

Juventus 2015-16

It may not have been the most dramatic Scudetto victory, but Juventus’ triumph two seasons ago was certainly one of the greatest comebacks.

With 10 games played the Old Lady was 11 points off the top of Serie A, having won only one of their opening six games, before losing at Sassuolo in late October.

A Derby della Mole against Torino on Halloween proved to be the turning point though, with Juan Cuadrado’s 93rd-minute winner kicking off an extraordinary run of results.

The Bianconeri won 24 of 25 matches to win a record-equalling fifth Scudetto in a row, beating a Gonzalo Higuain inspired Napoli by nine points.

Simone Zaza’s 88th minute winner against the Partenopei on February 13 proved to be the crucial moment, with Roma’s win over Napoli on April 25 mathematically handing Juve the title.

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