Saint Claudio of Rome gave the Partenopei a sensational opportunity to make a crucial step towards the Serie A title – and they accepted it wholeheartedly!After Claudio Ranieri’s Roma defeated Inter Milan 1-0 a few hours later, Napoli topped Torino at home 2-0 to go three points clear of the Nerazzurri at the top of the table with only four games left.Inter 0-1 Roma New patron saint of Napoli pic.twitter.com/TmQrkcUyPg— Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) April 27, 2025 Along with Ranieri, the Neapolitans should praise incredible Scott McTominay because the former Manchester United scored both goals for the home side at packed Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Sunday night.Antonio Conte’s side rushed to a routine win that could prove crucial in their title quest, especially since they have slightly less demanding rivals than Inter in the next three rounds.Wolf dealt Inter a fatal blow and brought Napoli close to ScudettoMcTominay has had a remarkable season as the Partenopei, and this first-half brace against Torino is the perfect compliment to that impressive campaign. The Manchester United youth academy graduate has already netted 11 times since the start of the season, which is only eight goals less than he scored during his entire stay at Old Trafford between 2017 and 2024!7’—⚽41’—⚽A double in the first half and Scott McTominay now has 11 goals in his debut Serie A season ♨️ pic.twitter.com/VPTkktSdz0— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 27, 2025 Torino tried bouncing back against the league leaders, but it was a mission impossible as Conte built a solid defensive wall some 20 yards from the goal, thus preventing the visitors from creating goal-scoring opportunities, let alone scoring.This could be the day the Scudetto race was actually decided. Ranieri and McTominay are the ones to applaud.WHO AGAINST WHO UNTIL THE ENDNAPOLI – 74 POINTSat Leccevs Genovaat Parmavs CagliariINTER – 71 POINTSvs Veronaat Torinovs Lazioat ComoSERIE A – MATCHDAY 34SundayComo – Genoa 1-0 (0-0)/Strefezza 59/Venezia – Milan 0-2 (0-1)/Pulisic 5, Gimenez 90+5/Fiorentina – Empoli 2-1 (2-0)/Adli 7, Mandragora 25 – Fazzini 57/Inter – Roma 0-1 (0-1)/Soule 22/Juventus – Monza 2-0 (2-0)/Gonzalez 11, Kolo Muani 33/Atalanta – Lecce 1-1 (0-1)/Retegui 69 pen – Karlsson 29 pen/Napoli – Torino 2-0 (2-0)/McTominay 7,41/Monday19:30: (4.40) Udinese (3.40) Bologna (1.88)21:45: (1.55) Lazio (4.10) Parma (6.25)21:45: (2.65) Verona (3.05) Cagliari (2.90)***odds are subject to change***
