Napoli Seize Control of Serie A Title Race With Torino Victory
Napoli extended their lead at the top of Serie A to three points after a commanding 2-0 win over Torino, capitalizing on Inter Milan's slip-up against Roma. Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay emerged as the unlikely hero with a first-half brace that could prove decisive in the Scudetto race.
2024-25, Italy - Serie A
Napoli - Torino 2:0 (2:0)
Goals: McTominay, 7 (1:0); McTominay, 41 (2:0)
Napoli: Meret; Buongiorno (Marín Ra., 64); Rrahmani Am.; Olivera M. (Raspadori, 86); Di Lorenzo; McTominay; Politano; Spinazzola; Lobotka (Gilmour B., 86); Zambo Anguissa André-Frank (Billing, 58); Lukaku R. (Simeone, 86)
Bench: Turi; Scuffet; Mazzocchi; Okafor; Hasa; Ngongé
Torino: Milinkovic-Savic V.; Masina (Walukiewicz, 85); Maripán; Holmgren Pedersen; Coco S. (Karamoh, 68); Biraghi C. (Lazaro, 59); Elmas; Casadei; Ricci S.; Linetty (Vlašić, 59); Adams C.
Substitution: Ilić I. (from 46)
Bench: Paleari; Donnarumma An.; Dembele A.; Tamèze; Perciun; Sanabria
Yellow Cards: Maripán 44; Ilić I. 53; Lazaro 90
