Scott McTominay scored the only goal as Napoli won at Torino to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to four points. The Scotland midfielder struck on 31 minutes to give Napoli their second straight win since the international break. The 27-year-old now has four goals from 12 games since joining Napoli from Manchester United in August.

Scott McTominay's first-half strike was enough to earn Serie A leaders Napoli a 1-0 victory away to Torino on Sunday. The result left them four points clear at the top of the table, while Torino are 12th in the table just four points above the relegation zone.

Napoli ground out a 1-0 win at Torino to ensure it will end the weekend still top of a tight Serie A table, while at least one of its opponents dropped points.

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Torino's defeat, its seventh in nine matches, saw it drop further towards the relegation picture in Serie A. It is now just four points ahead of third-bottom Como ahead of a trip to midtable Genoa next weekend. Napoli, meanwhile, opened a four-point gap between itself and second-placed Atalanta, which plays on Tuesday (AEDT) against Roma.

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Scott McTominay was the hero for the leaders after he received a ball from the Georgian and drilled home from inside the box for 1-0. It goes down as his fourth goal for the club and he ran straight toward manager Antonio Conte in celebration.

Napoli have a full-strength squad with Romelu Lukaku, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Scott McTominay for the trip to Che Adams’ and Samuele Ricci’s Torino.It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande

A first-half goal by Scott McTominay earned leaders Napoli a 1-0 win at Torino in Serie A on Sunday to keep them clear at the top of the standings. The Scotland midfielder found the net around the half-hour mark when he struck a shot powerfully inside the near post after receiving a precise pass from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

The result left Napoli four points clear at the top of the table ahead of Atalanta. Torino's defeat saw them drop further towards the relegation picture in Serie A

Scott McTominay scored the only goal as Napoli won at Torino to extend their lead at the top of Serie A to four points. The Scotland midfielder struck on 31 minutes to give Napoli their second straight win since the international break.