Torino vs Napoli, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AScott McTominay goal helps Napoli win, stay top of Serie A
A first half goal by Scott McTominay earned leaders Napoli a 1-0 win at Torino in Serie A on Sunday to keep them clear at the top of the standings.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Torino) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gvidas Gineitis with a cross.
- 5': Foul by Mathías Olivera (Napoli).
- 5': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 9': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
- 12': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino).
- 12': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 13': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Gvidas Gineitis (Torino).
- 17': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frank Anguissa.
- 23': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross.
- 23': Foul by Adam Masina (Torino).
- 23': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 24': Offside, Napoli. Mathías Olivera is caught offside.
- 27': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 28': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 29': Karol Linetty (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Goal! Torino 0, Napoli 1. Scott McTominay (Napoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 33': Foul by Gvidas Gineitis (Torino).
- 33': Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Ché Adams (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Sanabria.
- 36': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Alessandro Buongiorno.
- 38': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 38': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino).
- 39': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Offside, Napoli. Matteo Politano is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Torino).
- 41': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Marcus Pedersen (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino).
- 43': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Torino 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Torino 0, Napoli 1.
- 45': Substitution, Torino. Valentino Lazaro replaces Marcus Pedersen.
- 46': Ché Adams (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 48': Offside, Napoli. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Mërgim Vojvoda (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuele Ricci.
- 49': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 50': Foul by Scott McTominay (Napoli).
- 50': Valentino Lazaro (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Amir Rrahmani.
- 52': Attempt missed. Samuele Ricci (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Valentino Lazaro (Torino).
- 53': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 56': Foul by Saúl Coco (Torino).
- 56': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Saúl Coco (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Adam Masina.
- 58': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Karol Linetty.
- 59': Attempt missed. Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Matteo Politano (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 64': Substitution, Torino. Alieu Njie replaces Antonio Sanabria.
- 64': Substitution, Torino. Nikola Vlasic replaces Karol Linetty.
- 65': Attempt saved. Mathías Olivera (Napoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Torino).
- 69': Mathías Olivera (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Gvidas Gineitis.
- 74': Foul by Amir Rrahmani (Napoli).
- 74': Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Matteo Politano.
- 75': Substitution, Torino. Yann Karamoh replaces Mërgim Vojvoda.
- 76': Substitution, Torino. Borna Sosa replaces Adam Masina.
- 76': Attempt saved. Yann Karamoh (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 77': Foul by Saúl Coco (Torino).
- 77': Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 79': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Saúl Coco.
- 80': Attempt missed. Amir Rrahmani (Napoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 81': Foul by Frank Anguissa (Napoli).
- 81': Yann Karamoh (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Frank Anguissa (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Napoli).
- 83': Sebastian Walukiewicz (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Foul by Samuele Ricci (Torino).
- 84': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Samuele Ricci (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Hand ball by Alieu Njie (Torino).
- 86': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Napoli) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Romelu Lukaku.
- 87': Substitution, Napoli. Michael Folorunsho replaces Frank Anguissa.
- 87': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Torino).
- 87': Scott McTominay (Napoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Napoli).
- 88': Samuele Ricci (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Offside, Torino. Ché Adams is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Napoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathías Olivera with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Corner, Napoli. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
- 90'+3': Offside, Napoli. David Neres is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Torino 0, Napoli 1.
- 0': Match ends, Torino 0, Napoli 1.
Statistics
 NAP |
TOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 52 | Possession | 48 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 423 | Accurate Passes | 372 |
| 486 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 23 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 25,060
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 25,060
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +39 | 67 |
| 2 | Napoli | 30 | +23 | 64 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 30 | +34 | 58 |
| 4 | Bologna | 30 | +16 | 56 |
Line-Ups
Torino (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 23 | Saúl Coco  |
| 5 | Adam Masina |
| 4 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 66 | Gvidas Gineitis |
| 28 | Samuele Ricci |
| 77 | Karol Linetty |
| 27 | Mërgim Vojvoda |
| 16 | Marcus Pedersen |
| 9 | Antonio Sanabria |
| 18 | Ché Adams |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 8 | Scott McTominay |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 11 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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