Torino Makes Napoli More Difficult To Topboard Italian Serie A Standings

Torino celebrated the winning goal over Napoli. (X/@TorinoFC_1906)

Torino successfully humiliated Napoli. In the Italian Serie A match at home at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Sunday, January 7 evening WIB, Torino beat Napoli 3-0. The result made it difficult for Napoli to the top of the standings

Napoli has ambitions to improve the rankings. The presence of the new coach Walter Mazzarri who replaces Rudi Garcia is also expected to help Napoli to penetrate the Champions League zone.

Instead of increasing the rankings, the defending champion of the Italian League actually experienced a decline. The replacement of the coach did not help the team's performance. Even the Mazzarri team lost more often.

Finally, in the match against Torino, I Partenopei had to lose points so they failed to improve their ranking.

This failure completes Napoli's poor achievements. The team has always failed to score points in the previous four matches. Including when Frosinone massacred 4-0 in Coppa Italia.

Napoli did then reap a 0-0 draw against Monza. This is at least their valuable capital to serve Torino.

In fact, Napoli even suffered defeat when they visited Torino's headquarters. The result did not change Napoli's position.

The team is still stuck in ninth place with 28 points. Same as AS Roma, but Napoli lost on goal difference.

Torino achieved better. The team went up one strip and was ranked 10th with 27. Torino began to overshadow Napoli who needed more points to penetrate the Champions League zone.

In that duel, Napoi could not field the best squad. Striker Victor Osimhen was absent for strengthening Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations. The team also lost first goalkeeper Alex Meret, Natan, Leo Ostigard and Matias Olivera who were injured.

The removal again, Mazzarri was suspended so he could not accompany the team in the crucial match. Yes, the match is important because Napoli need crucial points.

However, they were helpless against Toro's aggressive game II. However, Torino's attack never came to fruition.

The patience of Torino players was not in vain. Striker Antonio Sanabria finally broke the deadlock after breaking into Napoli's goal in the 43rd minute.

The goal started with Ivan Ilic's free kick which hit Duvan Zapata so the ball turned.

The ball then fell in the leg of Sanabria who immediately kicked hard into the goal. Score 1-0 to Torino which lasted until the first 45 minutes.

Disaster for Napoli when the second half had only been running for five minutes. Pasquale Mazzocchi defender who made his debut to replace Piotr Zielinski even got a red card. Practically Mazzocchi only played for five minutes while performing for the first time in Napoli.

Torino put to good use the advantages of the number of players. Only two minutes later midfielder Nikola Vlasic extended Torino's lead to 2-0. Zapata played a role in providing assists to those completed by Vlasic.

Furthermore, Alessandro Burongiorno locked the hosts' victory. Buongiorno who received a pass from Valentino Lazaro changed the score to 3-0. Torino ended the match with a landslide victory.