Torino Vs Napoli 0-2: Il Partenopei Overtakes Juventus In The Standings

Scorer of one of Napoli's goals against Torino, Tiemoue Bakayoko (Twitter @en_ssnapoli)

JAKARTA - Napoli overtook Juventus in fourth place in the Serie A standings after defeating Torino 2-0, Monday, April 26 evening. The Partenopei winning goal was scored by Tiemoue Bakayoko and Victor Osimhen.

Gennaro Gattuso's team now have the same points as Juventus, 66 points, but have leapfrogged the Italian champions in the standings thanks to advantage on goal difference due to a balanced head-to-head record for both teams.

Third-placed AC Milan also has 66 points and they lost to Lazio on Monday night, while second-placed Atalanta is two points clear in the stiff competition for Champions League qualification.

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According to Antara, Bakayoko curled a shot from the edge of the area after 11 minutes, and Napoli netted his second two minutes later when Osimhen's shot headed into the bottom corner of the net.

The visitors came close to equalizing when Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne's strikes only hit the crossbar before Torino midfielder Rolando Mandragora picked up a second yellow card at the end of the match.

Torino remains 16th with 31 points, the same level as Cagliari and Benevento below them, but Davide Nicola's team still has a game in hand.

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