Victor Osimhen’s towering header on Sunday helped Napoli retain their perfect start to the Serie A season with a 1-0 win over Torino.
The Partenopei had won all seven Serie A matches so far and wanted to maintain that 100 per cent record in Sunday’s tie despite a handful of injuries to some key players.
Kostas Manolas, Andrea Petagna, Kevin Malcuit and Adam Ounas were all not fully fit.
After threatening to score on several occasions, Napoli finally won a penalty kick in the 26th minute.
Insigne stepped up, but it was a dreadful weak and central spot-kick that Vanja Milinkovic-Savic saved almost effortlessly.
Napoli did have the ball in the net in the 56th minute with a smart free-kick, however, after a very long VAR check, it was ruled marginally offside.
Torino, which had another Nigerian, Ola Aina, in their squad, had their fair chance too but was denied by the heroics of Ospina from point-blank range.
The breakthrough Napoli craved for finally came in the 81st minute when they battered their way through the Torino defence with a storming team attack.
The beautiful teamwork was rewarded with a goal when Osimhen hung in the air like a basketball player for the towering header that landed straight in the net.
While Napoli celebrated their extended winning run, Torino saw a good performance dissipated by conceding a late goal yet again.
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