Napoli vs Torino 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Napoli extend winning run after Osimhen late strike against Torino
Victor Osimhen scored an 81st-minute winner as Napoli beat Torino 1-0 on Sunday to return to the top of the Serie A table and record their eighth wi
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Substitution, Torino. Ben Kone replaces Rolando Mandragora because of an injury.
- 27': Penalty saved! Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 37': Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Karol Linetty (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Matteo Politano.
- 66': Substitution, Torino. Alessandro Buongiorno replaces Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 67': Substitution, Torino. Tommaso Pobega replaces Karol Linetty.
- 67': Substitution, Torino. Andrea Belotti replaces Antonio Sanabria.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Dries Mertens replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 71': Substitution, Napoli. Eljif Elmas replaces Lorenzo Insigne.
- 75': Tommaso Pobega (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Goal! Napoli 1, Torino 0. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
- 85': André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Napoli. Juan Jesus replaces Hirving Lozano.
- 89': Substitution, Torino. Magnus Warming replaces Ben Kone because of an injury.
- 90'+6': Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Diego Armando Maradona
Location: Napoli, Italy
Attendance: 25,000
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7 | AC Milan | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| +10 | Internazionale | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +5 | Napoli | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| +4 | AS Roma | 7 | 15 | 2 |
Statistics
 TOR |
NAP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 6 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 297 |
| 361 | Passes | 382 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 17 | Clearances | 14 |
Napoli (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly  |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 6 | Mário Rui |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 99 | Frank Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 24 | Lorenzo Insigne |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
Torino (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 26 | Koffi Djidji |
| 77 | Karol Linetty |
| 10 | Sasa Lukic |
| 38 | Rolando Mandragora |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 17 | Wilfried Singo |
| 14 | Josip Brekalo |
| 19 | Antonio Sanabria |
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