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44% Ball Possession TORINO and 56% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Torino 0 – 1 Napoli 
90′ Gonzalo Higuain
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Mission accomplished for Napoli winning this away game defeating Torino at the Olimpico Stadium. On Week 9, the victory was for Napoli at the San Paolo Stadium. Interesting detail, Referee Daniele Doveri directing the game and might be a lucky charm for Napoli because they have never lost with Doveri directing a game having a record of 4 wins, and 2 draws.
Napoli taking the full 3 points precisely in the 90th minute! An assist by midfielder Marek Hamsik to forward Gonzalo Higuain even making time to accommodate the ball delivering a right footed shot worth for the victory. Higuain scoring his 14th goal this season despite Torino goalkeeper Daniele Padelli anticipating to block the ball, but, hello, the ball went just inside…
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Torino, 10th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Napoli, 3rd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +24
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Napoli | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 53:29 | 24 | 58 |
| 10 | Turin | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 39:36 | 3 | 36 |
Here is TORINO official starting lineup byc coach Giampiero Ventura:
Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Maksimović, Kurtić, Tachtsidis, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Barreto, Meggiorini.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Rafael Benitez:
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Reina; Réveillère, Fernández, Albiol, Ghoulam; Inler, Jorginho; Mertens, Hamšík, Callejón; Higuaín.
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for TORINO: Forward Ciro Immobile with 13 goals
Top scorer for NAPOLI: Forward Gonzalo Higuain with 14 goals
| Torino | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immobile, Ciro | 13 | 14 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| Cerci, Alessio | 11 | 10 | Callejon |
| El Kaddouri, Omar | 3 | 6 | Hamsik, Marek |
| Farnerud, Alexander | 3 | 6 | Mertens, Dries |
| Brighi, Matteo | 2 | 6 | Pandev, Goran |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 3 lost
| 09/03/14 | SA | Inter – Turin |
1:0 | Round 27 |
| 02/03/14 | SA | Turin – Sampdoria |
0:2 | Round 26 |
| 23/02/14 | SA | Juventus – Turin |
1:0 | Round 25 |
Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 13/03/14 | UELK | Porto – Napoli |
1:0 | Round 1/8 |
| 09/03/14 | SA | Napoli – Roma |
1:0 | Round 27 |
| 02/03/14 | SA | Livorno – Napoli |
1:1 | Round 26 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, Torino vs Napoli, Monday 17 March 2014, Olimpico di Torino Stadium, Turin, Italy, Serie A Week 28
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Italian Serie A Week 28
Torino 0 – 1 Napoli
Monday 17 March 2014
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy
19:00
Referee: DOVERI
Assistants: VUOTO – PETRELLA
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: DE MARCO
ADD2: PINZANI
Goals: 90′ Gonzalo Higuain
Official formations – starting lineups:
Torino (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Maksimović, Kurtić, Tachtsidis, El Kaddouri, Darmian; Barreto, Meggiorini.
Coach: Giampiero Ventura.
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Reina; Réveillère, Fernández, Albiol, Ghoulam; Inler, Jorginho; Mertens, Hamšík, Callejón; Higuaín.
Coach.: Rafael Benítez.
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19:00 Referee: DOVERI |
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| Torino | Match Stats |
Napoli |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 12(4) | Shots (on goal) | 13(4) |
| 14 | Fouls | 8 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 44% | Ball Possession | 56% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?