Napoli vs Torino, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANapoli take sole lead in Serie A after win against Torino
Two first-half goals from Scott McTominay helped Napoli to a 2-0 home win against Torino in Serie A on Sunday as the hosts reclaimed the sole lead in the standings with four games left to play.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cesare Casadei.
- 1': Attempt missed. Saúl Coco (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Saúl Coco.
- 3': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 3': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 5': Eljif Elmas (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 6': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Torino).
- 6': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Goal! Napoli 1, Torino 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 10': Cesare Casadei (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 10': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Torino) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Karol Linetty with a headed pass following a corner.
- 15': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Linetty.
- 21': Foul by Adrien Tameze (Torino).
- 21': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 30': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 31': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Torino).
- 32': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Torino).
- 32': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 36': Saúl Coco (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 38': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Torino).
- 38': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Goal! Napoli 2, Torino 0. Scott McTominay (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Torino).
- 44': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Guillermo Maripán (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola following a set piece situation.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Karol Linetty (Torino) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Napoli 2, Torino 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Napoli 2, Torino 0.
- 45': Substitution, Torino. Ivan Ilic replaces Adrien Tameze.
- 47': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 49': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
- 50': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Ivan Ilic (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Karol Linetty (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Ché Adams (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 53': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Torino).
- 53': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Ivan Ilic (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Philip Billing replaces Frank Anguissa because of an injury.
- 59': Dangerous play by Eljif Elmas (Torino).
- 59': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Torino. Nikola Vlasic replaces Karol Linetty.
- 59': Substitution, Torino. Valentino Lazaro replaces Cristiano Biraghi.
- 62': Philip Billing (Napoli) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Substitution, Napoli. Rafa Marín replaces Alessandro Buongiorno because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, Torino. Yann Karamoh replaces Saúl Coco.
- 71': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Torino).
- 71': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Mathías Olivera.
- 80': Foul by Yann Karamoh (Torino).
- 80': Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Substitution, Torino. Sebastian Walukiewicz replaces Adam Masina.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka because of an injury.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 86': Substitution, Napoli. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Mathías Olivera.
- 87': Ché Adams (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Yann Karamoh (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
- 90'+2': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Valentino Lazaro (Torino) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Torino).
- 90'+4': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Napoli 2, Torino 0.
- 0': Match ends, Napoli 2, Torino 0.
Statistics
 TOR |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 42.2 | Possession | 57.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 326 | Accurate Passes | 489 |
| 396 | Passes | 552 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 18 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 8 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 22 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,144
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 51,144
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 13 | +10 | 28 |
| 2 | Napoli | 13 | +9 | 28 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 13 | +15 | 27 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 13 | +8 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Torino (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 13 | Guillermo Maripán  |
| 5 | Adam Masina |
| 23 | Saúl Coco |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 22 | Cesare Casadei |
| 77 | Karol Linetty |
| 34 | Cristiano Biraghi |
| 16 | Marcus Pedersen |
| 11 | Eljif Elmas |
| 18 | Ché Adams |
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