UCL

Napoli make history alongside Inter and AC Milan

Ayoola Kelechi 02:18 - 16 March 2023

Napoli are on course for an historic season

Napoli have now joined Inter and AC Milan in the quarterfinals of the UCL, making European history for Serie A clubs

Victor Osimhen scored twice as Napoli eased past Eintracht Frankfurt to reach the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals after a routine 3-0 win on Wednesday.

Napoli join Inter and AC Milan in the UCL quarterfinal

In doing so, Napoli joined Inter and AC Milan, who had already qualified for the quarterfinals, to make a bit of Serie A history in the Champions League.

4 - Four Italian's managers 🇮🇹 have reached the Champions League Quarter-final for the first time in a single edition (Carlo Ancelotti, Simone Inzaghi, Stefano Pioli and Luciano Spalletti). Record.#UCL #NapoliEintracht
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 15, 2023

Inter qualified after two tough legs against Porto that were settled by a late Romelu Lukaku goal at the San Siro, while Milan qualified in a similar way, beating Tottenham 1-0 over two legs as well.

Osimhen and Napoli make UCL history

Though both wins were not as flashy as Napoli’s 5-0 win over Frankfurt, they still helped the three teams make UCL history for Italian clubs, by becoming the first three to reach the UCL quarterfinal in the same season since the 2005/2006 season.

3 - Three Italian's teams have reached the Champions League's Quarter final in a single season for the first time since 2005/06 (AC Milan, Juventus and Inter in that case). Return.#UCL #NapoliEintracht
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 15, 2023

Inter and AC Milan were also among the last set of three Italian teams to play in the UCL quarterfinal alongside Juventus, with the two Milan teams actually facing each other in the quarterfinal of the 2004/05 season.

1 - For the first time in their history #Napoli have reached the Quarter finals in Champions League/European Cup. Dream.#UCL #NapoliEintracht pic.twitter.com/TBwMpxMaHr
— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) March 15, 2023

Napoli, on the other hand, have now reached uncharted territory, making the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history thanks to an amazing performance against Frankfurt, and three goals over two legs for Osimhen.