NAPOLI. Napoli beats Torino 1-0 after V. Osimhen scored just 1 goal (81′).

L. Insigne missed a penalty (27′) for Napoli.​

L. Insigne missed 1 penalty (27′) for ​Napoli.

The match was played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona (Napoli) stadium in Napoli on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi with the assistance of Emanuele Prenna and Andrea Zingarelli. The 4th official was Alberto Santoro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Napoli was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Torino that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Napoli was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Napoli won the match​.

Napoli shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Torino shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Napoli received 2 yellow cards (A. Z. Anguissa and K. Koulibaly). On the other side, Torino received 4 yellow cards (V. Milinkovic-Savic, T. Pobega, K. Linetty and R. Rodriguez).

Standings

After playing this match, Napoli will have 24 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Torino will stay with 8 points like Hellas Verona and Sassuolo to stay in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Napoli will play away with Roma on the 24th of October with a 14-12 head to head statistic in favor of Roma (6 draws).

Torino will host Genoa on the 22nd of October with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Torino (8 draws).

Napoli – Formation

Napoli started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Luciano Spalletti decided to play with the following team: David Ospina (7.6), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (7.1), Amir Rrahmani (7.0), Kalidou Koulibaly (7.2), Mário Rui (6.7), André Zambo Anguissa (7.2), Fabián Ruiz (6.9), Matteo Politano (6.2), Piotr Zieliński (7.0), Lorenzo Insigne (6.2) and Victor Osimhen (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Dries Mertens (6.2), Davide Marfella, Faouzi Ghoulam, Alex Meret, Hirving Lozano (6.7), Eljif Elmas (7.0), Juan Jesus, Stanislav Lobotka, Diego Demme, Andrea Petagna and Alessandro Zanoli.

Substitutions

Napoli made 4 changes: M. Politano for H. Lozano (59′), P. Zielinski for D. Mertens (71′), L. Insigne for E. Elmas (71′) and H. Lozano for J. Jesus (89′).

Best player: David Ospina​

The player that probably impressed the most for Napoli was the goalkeeper: David Ospina. His rating is 7.63. He performed 3 saves.

Torino – Formation

Torino started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

On the opposite side, Ivan Juric played with: Vanja Milinković-Savić (7.3), Koffi Djidji (7.2), Bremer (6.2), Ricardo Rodríguez (7.3), Wilfried Singo (7.6), Saša Lukić (6.5), Karol Linetty (6.5), Ola Aina (6.8), Rolando Mandragora (6.4), Antonio Sanabria (6.9) and Josip Brekalo (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cristian Ansaldi, Etrit Berisha, Alessandro Buongiorno (6.6), David Zima, Magnus Warming, Tommaso Pobega (6.4), Mergim Vojvoda, Daniele Baselli, Andrea Belotti (6.8), Simone Zaza, Ben Lhassine Kone (6.6) and Armando Izzo.

Torino could not rely on the presence of B. L. Kone (injured) and M. Warming (injured).

Substitutions

Torino made 5 changes: R. Mandragora for B. L. Kone (8′), R. Rodriguez for A. Buongiorno (66′), K. Linetty for T. Pobega (67′), A. Sanabria for A. Belotti (67′) and B. L. Kone for M. Warming (89′).

Best player: Wilfried Singo​

The most impressive player for Torino was Wilfried Singo.

His rating is (7.6) with 29 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​

• Cagliari – Sampdoria – 3-1
• Empoli – Atalanta – 1-4
• Genoa – Sassuolo – 2-2
• Juventus – Roma – 1-0
• Napoli – Torino – 1-0
• Udinese – Bologna – 1-1