Come the end of the season, Napoli hope they may be evaluating Edinson Cavani's two late goals in the draw with Udinese last weekend in tens of millions of euros, the rewards for being in the Uefa Champions League.
At 2-0 down in the match, and with Cavani having failed to convert a penalty, the gap between the north-eastern club and the southern one threatened to stretch to three points.
Udinese, with a victory, would have moved into third place ahead of Lazio. Napoli would have been fifth but on the same 44 points as sixth-placed Roma.
As it is, the race for third and the final Champions League spot remains gripping. Napoli have the freshest taste of the competition and, since their roller-coaster ride in it, which ended in extra time at Chelsea, are hungry for more
So are Udinese, because they too were in the Champions League this season. Their stay, though, was short, having lost in a qualifier against Arsenal after a summer in which mainstays of the 2010/11 team such as Alexis Sanchez and Gokhan Inler had been sold.
There is a lesson in that.
Assuming AC Milan and Juventus take the automatic places next term, Lazio, or Udinese, and especially Napoli must resist selling.
Of the three, Napoli have the most coveted players, such as Cavani, but should be in the strongest position, economically, to keep them. For the health of Italian football, it should be hoped they can keep them and repeat their thrilling endeavours in the game's finest club competition.
Washmen Profile
Date Started: May 2015
Founders: Rami Shaar and Jad Halaoui
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Laundry
Employees: 170
Funding: about $8m
Funders: Addventure, B&Y Partners, Clara Ventures, Cedar Mundi Partners, Henkel Ventures
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Director: Kangana Ranaut
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Company name: baraka
Started: July 2020
Founders: Feras Jalbout and Kunal Taneja
Based: Dubai and Bahrain
Sector: FinTech
Initial investment: $150,000
Current staff: 12
Stage: Pre-seed capital raising of $1 million
Investors: Class 5 Global, FJ Labs, IMO Ventures, The Community Fund, VentureSouq, Fox Ventures, Dr Abdulla Elyas (private investment)
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Favourite book: ‘Purpose Driven Life’ by Rick Warren
Favourite travel destination: Switzerland
Hobbies: Travelling and following motivational speeches and speakers
Favourite place in UAE: Dubai Museum
The specs
Engine: 2.7-litre 4-cylinder Turbomax
Power: 310hp
Torque: 583Nm
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Price: From Dh192,500
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