Away from the great tension over the Italian Championship, Napoli, who are ranked third, today (Saturday) defeated Torino 0: 1 away and narrowed the gap at the top to 5 points, with two more rounds left to the end of the season. Luciano Spalletti’s team will likely lose a title for the title in the next round.
Turin – Napoli 1: 0
The Southerners got a great chance to take the lead in the 61st minute after Driss Martens failed in the box. But Lorenzo Insignia’s penalty was stopped by Artit Brisha. The Albanian goalkeeper could not do much 12 minutes later when a Fabian Royce kick hit one of the bulls’ defensive players and penetrated the net. The Spanish midfielder celebrated his seventh goal of the season and gave Napoli a second straight win.
The Neapolitans were based in third place, with a 4-point advantage over Juventus, with 180 minutes left in the season. The two have already secured a place in the Champions League next season. Torino is tenth with 47 points and has actually lost interest for a long time this season.
Lazio – Sampdoria 0: 2
Maurizio Sari’s team has taken a significant step towards securing fifth place and a ticket to the Europa League next season. Patric put the Eagles ahead 4 minutes into the first half and Luis Alberto, who cooked the first, closed out an interest in the second half (59).
Following the victory, Lazio’s gap from Seventh Fiorentina stands at 6 points, with the Romans having an extra game. Sampdoria have not yet secured the rest and are with 5 points more than the red line.
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Sassuolo – Udinese 1: 1
Gianluca Skamaka scored for the hosts in the 6th minute, after a cook by Giacomo Respadori, who left Skamaka alone near the goal. Despite this, in the 77th minute Bram Neutink equalized the result, when he sent a kick from an extension, after a corner kick by Udinese.
Sassuolo and Udinese are both close to each other in the center of the table, with the Greens in 11th place and Udinese one place below. Three points separate the teams, with Bologna on fire after both in 13th place.