📸 Napoli close gap to Milan, De Bruyne and Anguissa return 💥 | OneFootball

Napoli brings home a precious victory at the Maradona, overcoming Torino 2-1 and continuing their run towards the Champions League zone.

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Napoli starts strong and immediately unlocks the match: Alisson receives on the left, skips past Ebosse, cuts inside and shoots low at the near post, surprising Paleari. The Maradona erupts and the Brazilian celebrates under the Curva B with his dance, destined to become famous.

The second goal comes in the second half: Spinazzola breaks through and sends a cross to the far post, Politano heads it back and Elmas, from close range, makes it 2-0. In the final minutes, Torino gets back into the game: following a corner, a scramble breaks out in the box and Casadei heads past Milinkovic to make it 2-1.

However, there are also mixed signals for Antonio Conte. On the positive side: Anguissa returns after injury and, above all, Kevin De Bruyne is back on the pitch, applauded by the whole stadium 132 days after his injury against Inter. Shortly after, Lukaku comes on and, for the first time this season and especially in their club careers, the Belgian and Big Rom share the pitch at the same time. On the downside, concern for Antonio Vergara, forced to leave the match due to a problem with the sole of his foot, returning to the locker room limping.

🔚 NAPOLI WINS, HOME STREAK CONTINUES

Napoli wins and temporarily moves to within one point of second-placed Milan, awaiting the Sunday night derby. They also maintain their unbeaten streak at the Maradona to 23 matches, the only team in Serie A with such a record. Torino remains at 30 points, six clear of the relegation zone.

⚽ CASADEI PULLS ONE BACK AND REOPENS THE MATCH

In the 87th minute, Torino reopens the match from a corner kick. The ball arrives in the box after a series of rebounds and stays alive in front of goal; the Granata persist and manage to put it back into the heart of the area, where Casadei times his jump perfectly and heads it in. The ball finds the net and makes it 2-1 at the Maradona.

😍 KEVIN DE BRUYNE RETURNS TO THE PITCH

78' - 132 days after his bad injury against Inter, Kevin De Bruyne returns to the pitch. A long ovation from the Maradona, showing all their affection for the Belgian star. A few minutes later, Lukaku comes on and the stat to note is this: for the first time this season, both KDB and Big Rom are on the pitch at the same time.

⚽ ELMAS SCORES AGAIN: THE BENCH CELEBRATES

68' - Napoli's second goal comes after sustained offensive pressure. Spinazzola breaks through on the left and sends a deep cross to the far post, where Politano rises and heads the ball back into the center with a precise assist.

In the box, Elmas controls the trajectory and finishes with his right foot from close range, beating Paleari and making it 2-0 in front of a celebrating Maradona. The Macedonian then runs to celebrate with the Napoli bench, unable to contain his joy despite his past with Torino.

🚑 VERGARA OUT: FORCED CHANGE, ANGUISSA RETURNS

Antonio Vergara, returning to the locker room, removes his left boot and walks with a limp: he has a problem with the sole of his foot, as reported by DAZN. The Napoli player is unable to return to the pitch and is forced to throw in the towel: Anguissa comes on in his place, returning after the injury against Bologna suffered last November 9.

⚽ ALISSON OPENS THE SCORING! FOOLS PALEARI AND DANCES AFTER THE GOAL

7' - After a miracle save by Paleari on Olivera, the goal that opens the match arrives, signed by Alisson Santos.

The Brazilian receives the ball on the left wing, faces Ebosse and with a feint gets past him, cutting inside towards the edge of the box. At that point, he unleashes a low right-footed shot at the near post: Paleari tries to intervene but can't prevent the goal at his post. 

After the goal, he runs under the Curva B and performs a celebratory dance. It's his second goal, after the one against Roma on February 15, also scored in the same corner of the same goal.

🎶 SAL DA VINCI PERFORMS AT THE MARADONA

The winner of the 76th edition of the Sanremo Festival, Sal Da Vinci, a Neapolitan and Napoli fan, performs at the Maradona with his winning song, Per sempre sì. He is presented with Napoli's #1 jersey and, after his performance, runs around the entire stadium with the trophy in hand.

🔵 CONTE ON THE POSSIBLE USE OF ANGUISSA AND KDB

Napoli's coach also speaks to DAZN before the match: "How many minutes do De Bruyne and Anguissa have in them? It's hard to say, there's a lot to assess, it's the first week they're training with us; it's difficult to make evaluations, but if they're on the bench it means they're available".

"How do you see tonight? For us, every match from now to the end is important, in these eleven we will write the future of next year: what kind of European competition we will play. We must not overthink but give our all in every match and then take stock at the end. Can three left-footed center-backs be an advantage? These are technical choices that are made, I see who is in the best condition. Juan Jesus has already played in that position".

🟤 D'AVERSA ON SIMEONE AND ZAPATA TOGETHER

Speaking to DAZN, Torino's coach said: "Simeone and Zapata have shown they can play together, both strikers scored against Lazio and I try to exploit the emotional aspect as well. The line-up is always dictated by the pitch" - HERE ALL THE WORDS.

🔙 KDB RETURNS TO THE MARADONA AFTER 132 DAYS

Since October 25, 2025, when Kevin De Bruyne was injured taking a penalty against Inter, four and a half months have passed. Today the Belgian is available to Antonio Conte and will sit on the bench, together with Anguissa. 

✅ OFFICIAL LINE-UPS

NAPOLI (3-4-3): Milinkovic-Savic; Juan Jesus, Buongiorno, Olivera; Politano, Gilmour, Elmas, Spinazzola; Vergara, Hojlund, Alisson.  

TORINO (3-4-2-1): Paleari; Coco, Ismajli, Ebosse; Lazaro, Prati, Gineitis, Obrador; Vlasic, Simeone; Zapata.

Franck Zambo Anguissa and especially Kevin De Bruyne return to the bench.

😱 PRE-MATCH CURIOSITY ABOUT NAPOLI-TORINO

One thing stands out: the last Napoli-Torino played on a Friday in March dates back to 2023/24 and ended 1-1, with Kvaratskhelia's opener and Sanabria's immediate reply three minutes later.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.

📸 CARLO HERMANN - AFP or licensors