Napoli vs Torino, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli continue revival with win over sorry Torino
Napoli continued their Serie A revival under Gennaro Gattuso with a comfortable 2-1 home win over a sorry Torino side.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Sasa Lukic (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo De Silvestri with a headed pass.
- 1': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Baselli.
- 3': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 5': Bremer (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 9': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
- 13': Offside, Napoli. Elseid Hysaj tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Insigne is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
- 14': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
- 17': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Foul by Simone Zaza (Torino).
- 19': Goal! Napoli 1, Torino 0. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Bremer (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 22': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
- 22': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 24': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 25': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 30': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik with a headed pass.
- 30': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Salvatore Sirigu.
- 31': Bremer (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli).
- 32': Foul by Simone Zaza (Torino).
- 32': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 36': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
- 36': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Tomás Rincón (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Simone Zaza (Torino).
- 40': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Simone Zaza (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
- 42': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne with a cross.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 1, Torino 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 1, Torino 0.
- 47': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Napoli).
- 50': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 50': Tomás Rincón (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Cristian Ansaldi (Torino) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 52': Dangerous play by Matteo Politano (Napoli).
- 52': Daniele Baselli (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Nicolas Nkoulou (Torino).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 56': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
- 58': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 58': Sasa Lukic (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Lorenzo De Silvestri.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
- 60': Foul by Simone Zaza (Torino).
- 60': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
- 62': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
- 66': Foul by Armando Izzo (Torino).
- 66': Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Substitution, Torino. Soualiho Meité replaces Daniele Baselli.
- 67': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt saved. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Politano.
- 73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Salvatore Sirigu.
- 74': Attempt saved. Kostas Manolas (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
- 74': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli).
- 74': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Arkadiusz Milik.
- 75': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
- 77': Attempt missed. Simone Zaza (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Ansaldi with a cross.
- 79': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. Allan replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
- 82': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cristian Ansaldi.
- 82': Goal! Napoli 2, Torino 0. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dries Mertens with a cross.
- 83': Substitution, Torino. Simone Verdi replaces Tomás Rincón.
- 83': Substitution, Torino. Simone Edera replaces Simone Zaza.
- 84': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Matteo Politano.
- 86': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 86': Simone Verdi (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Elseid Hysaj (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Lorenzo De Silvestri (Torino).
- 89': Attempt blocked. Fabián Ruiz (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dries Mertens.
- 90': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
- 90': Simone Verdi (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Goal! Napoli 2, Torino 1. Simone Edera (Torino) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Ansaldi with a cross.
- 90'+2': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Ansaldi (Torino).
- 90'+2': Cristian Ansaldi (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Allan (Napoli).
- 90'+3': Allan (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Soualiho Meité (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Edera.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Torino 1.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Torino 1.
Statistics
 TOR |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 35.9 | Possession | 64.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 341 | Accurate Passes | 668 |
| 407 | Passes | 739 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 17 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 38 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 18 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 24,843
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 24,843
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 35 | +51 | 82 |
| 2 | Napoli | 35 | +19 | 70 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 35 | +19 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 35 | +28 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 19 | Nikola Maksimovic |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 23 | Elseid Hysaj |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 99 | Arkadiusz Milik |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Torino (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 33 | Nicolas Nkoulou |
| 36 | Bremer |
| 5 | Armando Izzo |
| 8 | Daniele Baselli |
| 7 | Sasa Lukic |
| 88 | Tomás Rincón  |
| 15 | Cristian Ansaldi |
| 29 | Lorenzo De Silvestri |
| 9 | Andrea Belotti |
| 11 | Simone Zaza |
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