Torino vs Napoli, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Torino

32': Giovanni Simeone

FT
1 - 0

Napoli

Napoli lose at Torino after VAR rules out late goal

Noa Lang's stoppage time equalizer was ruled out for offside and Napoli lost at Torino 1-0 in Serie A on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': David Neres (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Torino).
4': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Torino).
4': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Cesare Casadei (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Juan Jesus (Napoli).
10': Juan Jesus (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Attempt missed. Saúl Coco (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Guillermo Maripán following a set piece situation.
12': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
15': Nikola Vlasic (Torino) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
16': Foul by Adrien Tamèze (Torino).
16': Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Franco Israel (Torino).
17': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Torino).
17': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Ché Adams (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
20': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
20': Offside, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola is caught offside.
23': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
23': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Saúl Coco.
26': Attempt missed. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
27': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
27': Attempt missed. Kristjan Asllani (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
29': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Niels Nkounkou.
30': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Franco Israel (Torino). Assisted by David Neres with a cross.
30': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
32': Goal! Torino 1, Napoli 0. Giovanni Simeone (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
34': Offside, Torino. Ché Adams is caught offside.
35': Attempt missed. Marcus Pedersen (Torino) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone following a fast break.
37': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
37': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Sam Beukema.
37': Offside, Torino. Guillermo Maripán is caught offside.
39': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
39': Kristjan Asllani (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
41': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Gilmour with a through ball.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Foul by Cesare Casadei (Torino).
45'+1': Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Attempt missed. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
45'+2': First Half ends, Torino 1, Napoli 0.
45': Second Half begins Torino 1, Napoli 0.
46': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Saúl Coco.
47': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
47': Franco Israel (Torino) is shown the yellow card.
49': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Torino) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
49': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
50': Attempt missed. Cesare Casadei (Torino) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
51': Foul by Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli).
51': Kristjan Asllani (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Franco Israel (Torino). Assisted by David Neres.
53': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
56': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Torino).
56': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Adrien Tamèze (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli).
59': Attempt missed. Giovanni Simeone (Torino) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
60': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Saúl Coco.
61': Attempt saved. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Franco Israel (Torino). Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
61': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Franco Israel.
61': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli).
61': Nikola Vlasic (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Substitution, Torino. Cyril Ngonge replaces Giovanni Simeone because of an injury.
63': Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Mathías Olivera.
63': Substitution, Napoli. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Juan Jesus.
66': Attempt missed. David Neres (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Billy Gilmour.
67': Foul by Guillermo Maripán (Torino).
67': Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Noa Lang.
71': Delay in match because of an injury Adrien Tamèze (Torino).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt saved. Ché Adams (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Napoli). Assisted by Kristjan Asllani.
73': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Guillermo Maripán.
74': Substitution, Napoli. Matteo Politano replaces David Neres.
74': Substitution, Napoli. Giuseppe Ambrosino replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
75': Substitution, Torino. Cristiano Biraghi replaces Niels Nkounkou.
75': Substitution, Torino. Gvidas Gineitis replaces Nikola Vlasic.
75': Attempt missed. Frank Anguissa (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
77': Attempt blocked. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
77': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Cesare Casadei.
78': Attempt blocked. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
78': Foul by Sam Beukema (Napoli).
78': Kristjan Asllani (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
80': Attempt missed. Sam Beukema (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Noa Lang with a cross following a corner.
80': Foul by Gvidas Gineitis (Torino).
80': Matteo Politano (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Saúl Coco.
81': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Ché Adams.
82': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Billy Gilmour.
84': Substitution, Torino. Ardian Ismajli replaces Kristjan Asllani.
84': Substitution, Torino. Duván Zapata replaces Ché Adams.
88': Attempt missed. Eljif Elmas (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
89': Foul by Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli).
89': Gvidas Gineitis (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross following a set piece situation.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Torino).
90'+1': Giuseppe Ambrosino (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Adrien Tamèze (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Giuseppe Ambrosino (Napoli).
90'+2': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Franco Israel (Torino). Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
90'+3': Matteo Politano (Napoli) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Sam Beukema.
90'+3': Offside, Napoli. Noa Lang is caught offside.
90'+3': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Noa Lang (Napoli) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
90'+4': Noa Lang (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+5': VAR Decision: No Goal Torino 1-0 Napoli.
90'+6': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Torino 1, Napoli 0.
0': Match ends, Torino 1, Napoli 0.

Statistics

NAP		TOR
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
11	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	5
68.7	Possession	31.3
22	SHOTS	12
5	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
545	Accurate Passes	214
615	Passes	281
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	2
34	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	65
25	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	6
9	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	11
21	Effective Clearances	48
21	Clearances	48

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 26,802

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Napoli	8	+7	18
2	AS Roma	8	+5	18
3	AC Milan	8	+7	17
4	Internazionale	8	+8	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Torino (5-3-2)

No.	Name
81	Franco Israel (GK)
13	Guillermo Maripán
23	Saúl Coco
61	Adrien Tamèze
25	Niels Nkounkou
16	Marcus Pedersen
32	Kristjan Asllani
10	Nikola Vlasic
22	Cesare Casadei
19	Ché Adams
18	Giovanni Simeone

Torino Substitutes:

Duván Zapata, Gvidas Gineitis, Cyril Ngonge, Adrian Ismajli, Alieu Njie, Ali Dembélé, Adam Masina, Mihai Popa, Valentino Lazaro, Emirhan Ilkhan, Alberto Paleari, Cristiano Biraghi, Ivan Ilic.

Napoli (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
32	Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK)
5	Juan Jesus
31	Sam Beukema
6	Billy Gilmour
17	Mathías Olivera
22	Giovanni Di Lorenzo
11	Kevin De Bruyne
99	Frank Anguissa
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
7	David Neres
27	Lorenzo Lucca

Napoli Substitutes:

Giuseppe Ambrosino, Alex Meret, Luca Marianucci, Antonio Vergara, Noa Lang, Eljif Elmas, Alessandro Buongiorno, Mathias Ferrante, Matteo Politano, Miguel Gutiérrez, Pasquale Mazzocchi.

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