Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, May 8, 2016
Napoli WLWLW 2
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Torino WWLLW 1
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NAP202
TOR011
Olimpico Grande Torino · 23,095 att.

Match Report

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Gonzalo Higuain and Napoli reclaim second place with 2-1 win versus Torino

Gonzalo Higuain struck his 33rd league goal of the season as Napoli moved back into second place in Serie A with a 2-1 over Torino at Olimpico Grande.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
23
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
4
61.1
Possession
38.9
15
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
564
Accurate Passes
318
641
Passes
389
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
8
Crosses
13
0.1
Cross %
0.1
56
Long Balls
63
34
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
11
0.9
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
9
Effective Clearances
10
12
Clearances
13

Head to Head

NAP leads series 4-1

Lineups

TOR · 3-5-2

  1. 1Daniele PadelliG
  2. 18Pontus JanssonCD
  3. 21Gastón SilvaCD-L
  4. 5Cesare BovoCD-R
  5. 15Marco BenassiCM-L
  6. 6Afriyie AcquahCM-R
  7. 20Giuseppe VivesAM
  8. 33Bruno PeresLM
  9. 7Davide ZappacostaRM
  10. 17Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 9Andrea BelottiCF-R

NAP · 4-3-3

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 26Kalidou KoulibalyCD-L
  3. 33Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 31Faouzi GhoulamLB
  5. 2Elseid HysajRB
  6. 8JorginhoCM
  7. 17Marek HamsikLM
  8. 5AllanRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 24Lorenzo InsigneLF
  11. 7José CallejónRF

Timeline

  1. 3' Raúl Albiol (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 12' Goal! Torino 0, Napoli 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
  3. 20' Goal! Torino 0, Napoli 2. José Callejón (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
  4. 39' Giuseppe Vives (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 52' Substitution, Torino. Daniele Baselli replaces Afriyie Acquah.
  6. 60' Cesare Bovo (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Pontus Jansson (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 66' Goal! Torino 1, Napoli 2. Bruno Peres (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuseppe Vives with a through ball.
  9. 73' Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
  10. 73' Substitution, Torino. Cristian Molinaro replaces Davide Zappacosta.
  11. 78' Substitution, Torino. Ciro Immobile replaces Josef Martinez.
  12. 81' Substitution, Napoli. David López replaces Marek Hamsik.
  13. 82' Marco Benassi (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 83' Substitution, Napoli. Omar El Kaddouri replaces José Callejón.
  15. 90'+2' Second yellow card to Giuseppe Vives (Torino) for a bad foul.

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