Luciano Spalletti and Napoli secured their eighth win on the bounce with a 1-0 triumph over Torino, and the Italian sports pages claims the tactician got it right once again.

The Partenopei have started life under Spalletti in a remarkable fashion and the Italian sports pages highlight the Partenopei were well prepared once again.

Victor Osimhen’s towering header gave the Azzurri a win to retain the perfect start to the Serie A season, despite Lorenzo Insigne missing another penalty.

Serie A | Napoli 1-0 Torino: Osimhen keeps it 100

VAR helped Torino too, as Giovanni Di Lorenzo scored after 56 minutes, but the video assistant ruled it marginally offside.

“Impact, not contact,” Spalletti reportedly yelled in the dressing room, according to TMW.

He’s trying to avoid making the physical duels decisive, as Torino wanted to put the league leaders off their game with a physical approach.

Spalletti, however, wants concentration and determination from his men, focusing on the possible spaces left behind by Torino.

“The attention to detail,” La Gazzetta dello Sport added. “He has no qualms about leaving it to final minutes.”

Osimhen scored the winner after 81 minutes and Il Corriere dello Sport points at the position in the table.

“Eighth contecutive wins are served: equalling Sarri’s record from 2017-18. Numbers aside, it’s the solidity of the team, never on tilt , even after missing a penalty and having a goal disallowed,” Il Corriere dello Sport added.

Spalletti’s ratings in the Italian sports pages:

La Gazzetta dello Sport: 6.5
Il Corriere dello Sport:
7
Tuttosport:
6.5

One thought on “Media watch: Spalletti equals Sarri’s record from 2017-18”
  1. I hated this choice as leader of Napoli. After the way he treated Totti was so disrespectful. I thought he would try to bigger than the team. And i am sure working for ADL wouldn’t work because of personalities. Well i am glad so far for his using the whole team t win matches. And hope it continues/

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