European roundup: Napoli’s dire Scudetto defence takes another hit

07-Jan-2024 18:19:10 | The Guardian

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Napoli’s Serie A title defence suffered another setback as they lost 3-0 at Torino on Sunday, with strikes by Antonio Sanabria, Nikola Vlasic and Alessandro Buongiorno moving the hosts into the Top 10.

With only one win in their past six league games, Napoli fell to ninth in the standings with the defeat, trailing leaders Inter by 20 points at the halfway stage of the season.