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Serie A: Mctominay brace sends Napoli to the top.
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Richard Amoako
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Apr 29, 2025
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McTominay brace sends Napoli clear at the top of Serie AEx-Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay fired Napoli into a three-point lead at the top of Serie A as they capitalised on another defeat for Inter Milan.McTominay scored both goals in Napoli’s 2-0 win over Torino, both of them coming before half-time, in a victory that sends them clear at the summit with four games left to play.That came hours after Inter, who saw their treble hopes ended by rivals AC Milan in the Coppa Italia in midweek, made it consecutive Serie A defeats with a 1-0 loss to Roma.Matias Soule scored the only goal in the 22nd minute, turning in the rebound after Lorenzo Pellegrini’s strike was saved.The win moves Roma up to fifth in their fight for European football.Inter are six points clear of Atalanta, who drew 1-1 with Lecce in a game decided by two penalties. Jesper Karlsson got the first for Lecce after half an hour but Mateo Retegui responded with 20 minutes left to earn a point.Juventus moved up to fourth with a 2-0 win over Monza despite playing the second half with 10 players.Nicolas Gonzalez and Randal Kolo Muani put the hosts in control before Kenan Yildiz saw red in first-half stoppage time.Goals from Christian Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez gave AC Milan a 2-0 win away to struggling Venezia, though they remain five points behind Fiorentina, who beat Empoli 2-1. Como beat Genoa 1-0 in the day’s other game.