Torino-Napoli 0-1, McTominay decides

Turin, 1 December 2024 - Winning to secure the top of the standings for at least another round and, who knows, maybe even to extend their lead on a day that could be tricky for the pursuers: the Napoli complete the mission by clearing the case Turin thanks to a big left-handed guy McTominay what a joke Milinkovic-Savic on his post. The Granata goalkeeper is actually the best of his team thanks to several miracles that keep the Granata alive, dangerous throughout the match only with Adams e Coco, with the latter tripping over the ball instead of kicking it with the goal left unguarded: it's a bit of a snapshot of the gang's dire crisis vanilla, which is counterbalanced by the ever-increasing flight of the Azzurri, who win perhaps without conceding much to the spectacle, instead launching the line of pragmatism, and once again allow themselves the luxury of 'enjoying' other people's matches, demonstrating that they know how to resist external pressure.  

The official lineups

  vanilla choose a 3-5-2 open from Milinkovic-Savic, protected by Walukiewicz, Coco e Masina, with Pedersen e Voyvoda on the bands and Linetty, Ricci e Gineitis in the middle of the field: the two strikers are Adams e Sanabria. Tale choose a 4-3-3 that sees Meret between the posts, with By Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Good morning e Olive in defense and the trio Anguissa-Lobotka-McTominay in midfield: up front it's up to politan, Lukaku e kvaratskhelia.  

First half

The first chance is for the Granata: it's the 4th minute and Voyvoda serves Linetty, which in turn goes from Gineitis, whose cross is a chocolate for Adams, which steals time well from behind Good morning but with his head he incredibly hits the bottom. The danger having passed, the Napoli he appears in attack and earns a corner which however politan beats too low. Then it shows up Lukaku, who enters the area but stumbles alone on the ball. At 10' instead Gineitis puts another nice ball into the area, this time aimed at Sanabria, who lacks impact with the ball. At 13' kvaratskhelia earns a free kick from the sidelines: the subsequent cross from Olive find the head of Good morning, whose attempt is blocked by a pinball machine in the home area. In the 18th minute the Azzurri also have their chance to take the lead thanks to a so-so clearance by Coco on cross by McTominay: he pounces on the loose ball kvaratskhelia, who slips it out of a great position. Shortly after the Georgian tries to redeem himself and shoots, hitting the large silhouette of Lukaku. On the tipping in front Sanabria press Meret, forced to give away a corner. The pressing of the Napoli salt and at 23' the best reflexes are needed Milinkovic-Savic to say no to the back-heel kick of Lukaku on cue from kvaratskhelia, who then takes matters into his own hands with a header from a cross from politan: the home goalkeeper flies and thwarts this other danger. At 28' again politan goes to take another corner kick: By Lorenzo he takes off but doesn't find the goal. At 31' he finds the goal, indeed, McTominay, who with a left-footed first-time shot sends a ball that was pushed away from him into the back of the net Pedersen from the feet of kvaratskhelia. The replica of the Turin It's in some crosses that the guest defense always manages to thwart: in the 37th minute they think about it Coco, stumbling alone on the ball served to him by Adams at the end of a drumming action of his, to save the Napoli. At 42' he is good instead Meret coming out to anticipate Sanabria, ready to head the target. The referee Locksmiths assign 1' recovery, during which nothing else happens: at half time it is 1-0 Warehouse Napoli, which as per the season's script suffers and knows how to strike at the right moments.

Second half

  In the locker rooms, bank Turin, we have left Pedersen, detected by Lazaro. At 49' a shot from Voyvoda gives the Granata a corner that is saved by MeretThe home team earn another turn from the corner, but once again it's a no-foul, with Ricci in precarious balance to conclude more than anything to lighten the load. At 57' the Turin risks hurting himself with a bad pass Voyvoda for Sanabria: McTominay he enters and launches the restart of the Azzurri, closed by a work with his back to the goal of Lukaku which eludes the exit of Milinkovic-Savic, in turn saved by the corner kick of Masina: from the corner at 59' he stands out By Lorenzo, who sends it wide from an excellent position. At 61' politan try to surprise Milinkovic-Savic on his pole, as done by McTominay on the occasion of the goal, but the conclusion goes just wide. vanilla changes again: out an impalpable Sanabria It's inside Njie, while vlasic detects Linetty. What is still dangerous is the Napoli, who almost doubled the lead in the 65th minute when politan bowl in the middle a ball that Olive horns of power, with Milinkovic-Savic which then slaps her almost on the line. After this thrill, the Turin comes back to charge headlong, with the Napoli which instead closes and tries to restart to land the knockout blow. Dangers on the sides of Meret, however, none are seen, except for a telephoned cross of Voyvoda. Tale recalls to the bench politan and throws into the fray Spinazzola, while vanilla inserts karamoh for Voyvoda e Soda for Masina. just karamoh crushes a ball into the area Meret manages to tame without too many problems. At 79' Coco deflects a shot into a corner Lukaku, served by a trace of McTominay, who on the following corner rises without finding the goal. Given the many counterattacks, Tale lancia Neres for kvaratskhelia: gradually it's up to Simeon e Folorunsho for Lukaku e Anguissa. Locksmiths assign 3' of recovery that almost serve more than Napoli that the Turin: Simeone skips past a man with a chip and commits Milinkovic-Savic diagonally. The doubling then finds it Neres, but he started from an offside position: no big deal, because then the Azzurri party can start anyway.