sport news Italian papers hand eighth straight title to Juventus after Napoli win

'That's eight for Juve': Italian papers hand eighth straight title to Juventus after Napoli win as Cristiano Ronaldo and Co move huge 16 points clear The Italian media have handed Juventus the Serie A title on Monday morning Juventus beat second-place Napoli 2-1 on Sunday to go a huge 16 points clear Both teams ended up with 10 men while Lorenzo Insigne missed a late penalty

By Sam Mcevoy For Mailonline

Published: 11:17 GMT, 4 March 2019 | Updated: 11:19 GMT, 4 March 2019

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The Italian media have confidently handed Juventus their eighth straight Serie A title on Monday morning following Juve's top-of-the-table win over Napoli on Sunday.

The emphatic victory means that Massimiliano Allegri's side have gone a huge 16 points clear with 12 games remaining.

La Gazzetta dello Sport and Corriere dello Sport both ran with the headline 'Filotto Juve' to claim that the Turin club have wrapped up their eighth consecutive title despite it not being mathematically secured just quite yet. 

La Gazzetta dello Sport say 'That's eight for Juve' after their 2-1 win over Napoli on Sunday

La Gazzetta dello Sport say 'That's eight for Juve' after their 2-1 win over Napoli on Sunday

Corriere dello Sport believes Juventus will go on to win the league title

Tuttosport also confidently believe Juventus will win their eighth-straight title

Both Corriere dello Sport and Tuttosport believe the title is Juve's after they go 16 points clear

Juventus got off to a perfect start on Sunday when Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret was sent off midway through the first half for bringing down Cristiano Ronaldo. 

The hosts' leading scorer, Arkadiusz Milik, made way so that back-up goalkeeper David Ospina could come on. 

Ospina's first task was to pick the

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