In this 8th week match, on Saturday Oct 1st, Napoli plays host to Torino in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Napoli is fresh off their 2-1 win against Milan. Matteo Politano struck first for Napoli in the 55th minute on a penalty kick, then Olivier Giroud tied it up for Milan in the 69th minute on a feed from Theo Hernández. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Napoli should be reasonably happy with their performance, while torino is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez scored the first goal for Sassuolo in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Torino was frustrated by Sassuolo’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sassuolo ended the match with the shutout victory. Torino is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Napoli won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Torino’s top weapon lately has been Nikola Vlašić, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Napoli is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Piotr Zieliński and Giacomo Raspadori each having 2 goals in their last five.