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Italian Soccer Serie A
64% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 36% Ball Possession TORINO
Napoli 2 – 1 Torino 
19′ Kostas Manolas 91′ Simone Edera
82′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Napoli, 6th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +4
Torino, 15th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -16
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Napoli | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 39-35 | 4 | 36 |
| 15 | Torino | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 27-43 | -16 | 27 |
Napoli winning the Serie A Week 26 game defeating Torino on Saturday 29 February 2020 at the San Paolo Stadium in Napoli, Italy. Napoli winning their third consecutive game reaching 39 points. Torino losing their 14th game this season winning only 8.
Napoli opening the score in the 19th minute. It is Kostas Manolas to defeat Torino goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu with a headed shot in the high center. The assist is by forward Lorenzo Insigne.
⏱ 19 | GOOOOOOOOOAL! 😍
💥 Kostasssssss Manolassssss 💥@Lor_Insigne bends in a perfectly weighted free kick and #Manolas rises highest to head home!
⚽ #NapoliTorino 1-0💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/l7lMdR8RmQ
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) February 29, 2020
Napoli scoring in the 83rd minute. The goal arrives from close range by Giovanni Di Lorenzo with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Dries Mertens with a cross.
⏱ 83 | GOOOOOOOOOAL! 😍
There’s the second at last! Our No.2️⃣2️⃣ Giovanni #DiLorenzo sneaks in at the back post!💥
⚽ #NapoliTorino 2-0💙 #ForzaNapoliSemprehttps://t.co/1SVaEqEIke
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) February 29, 2020
🎙 #DiLorenzo: “Amazing feeling to score at the San Paolo!”
👉 https://t.co/xXequm3Nz8
⚽️ #NapoliTorino 2-1💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/AtbjxIUJha
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) March 1, 2020
Torino scoring the honor goal in the agonizing 91st minute. It is Simone Edera to defeat Napoli goalkeeper Ospina with a headed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by Cristian Ansaldi.
91′ | Gooaal!
Edera’s header has beaten Ospina#NapoliTorino 2-1#SFT pic.twitter.com/zZD7sryNuK
— Torino FC English (@TorinoFC1906_En) February 29, 2020
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gennaro Gattuso:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Ospina – Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Maksimovic, Hysaj – Fabian Ruiz, Lobotka, Zielinski – Politano, Milik, Insigne.
Here is TORINO official starting lineup – formation by Coach Luca Gotti:
TORINO (3-5-2): Sirigu – Izzo, Nkoulou, Bremer – De Silvestri, Lukic, Rincon, Baselli, Ansaldi – Zaza, Belotti.
Subs: Rosati, Ujkani, Djidji, Singo, Adopo, Lyanco, Aina, Meite, Edera, Berenguer, Verdi.
Coach: Moreno Longo
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Click the video to watch Napoli 2 – 1 Torino highlights including all goals on Saturday 29 February 2020.
Referee Maurizio Mariani from the section of Aprilia will be assisted by Daniele Bindoni from the section of Venezia and Enrico Caliari from the section of Legnago. The Fourth Official will be Abbattista. The VAR will be Federico La Penna from the section of Roma 1 and the AVAR will be Alessandro Giallatini from the section of Roma 2.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of NAPOLI: Arek Milik with 9 goals.
Top scorer of TORINO: Andrea Belotti with 9 goals.
| Napoli | Goals | Goals | Torino |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milik, Arek | 9 | 9 | Belotti, Andrea |
| Mertens, Dries | 6 | 5 | Berenguer, Alex |
| Insigne, Lorenzo | 5 | 4 | Ansaldi, Cristian |
| Llorente, Fernando | 3 | 3 | Zaza, Simone |
| Manolas, Kostas | 2 | 1 | Rincon, Tomas |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 2 wins, 1 draw.
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | ROund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/02/20 | UCLK | Napoli – BARCELONA | 1–1 | 1/8 | |||
| 21/02/20 | SA | Brescia – Napoli | 1–2 | 25 | |||
| 16/02/20 | SA | Cagliari – Napoli | 0–1 | 24 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 3 lost.
| DAte | TO | Match | FT | ROund | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/02/20 | SA | Milan – Torino | 1–0 | 24 | |||
| 08/02/20 | SA | Torino – Sampdoria | 1–3 | 23 | |||
| 02/02/20 | SA | Lecce – Torino | 4–0 | 22 |
📌 StartingXI: Ospina, Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Maksimovic, Hysaj, Fabian, Lobotka, Zielinski, Politano, Milik, Insigne.
⚽ #NapoliTorino
🏆 #SerieATIM
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/udpiRHApHN— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) February 29, 2020
📋| THE STARTING XI
🐂Here’s our starters against @sscnapoli #SFT #NapoliTorino pic.twitter.com/Xu9fabFtDx
— Torino FC English (@TorinoFC1906_En) February 29, 2020
⏱ 90+4 | IT’S ALL OVER!
⚽ #NapoliTorino 2-1💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/8f3QpLibQO
— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) February 29, 2020
📌 29 February – 20:45 CET
🏟️ Stadio San Paolo
⚽️ #NapoliTorino
🇮🇹 @SerieA_EN
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/468lHqArWh— Official SSC Napoli (@en_sscnapoli) February 29, 2020
2019 – 2020 Italian Serie A Week 26
Napoli 2 – 1 Torino
Saturday 29 February 2020
San Paolo Stadium
Napoli, Italy
20:45
Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: BINDONI – CALIARI
Fourth Official: ABBATTISTA
VAR: LA PENNA
AVAR: GIALLATINI
Goals: 19′ Kostas Manolas (N), 82′ Giovanni Di Lorenzo (N), 91′ Simone Edera (T)
Official lineups – formations:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Maksimovic, Hysaj; Ruiz, Lobotka (79′ Allan), Zielinski; Politano (84′ Elmas), Milik (74′ Mertens), Insigne.
Subs Meret, Karnezis, Luperto, Ghoulam, Mario Rui, Demme, Callejon, Lozano.
Coach: Gennaro Gattuso
TORINO (3-5-2): Sirigu; Izzo, Nkoulou, Bremer; De Silvestri, Baselli (66′ Meitè), Rincon (83′ Verdi), Lukic, Ansaldi; Zaza (84′ Edera), Belotti.
Subs: Ujkani, Rosati, Djidji, Singo, Lyanco, Adopo, Aina, Berenguer. .
Coach: Moreno Longo