NAPOLI, Italy (AP) — Antonio Sanabria scored with a stunning shot to give Turin a 1-1 draw at Napoli in Serie A on Friday and halt the Napoli club’s streak since coach Francesco Calzona took over.
The reigning champions have been plagued by inconsistencies that have stabilized since Calzona joined the club in February.
Napoli have won their last two games, adding a 2-1 win over Juventus, and Friday’s match is Calzona’s 5th unbeaten game.
However, he will certainly be with his team for wasting all 3 goals after taking the lead in the 61st minute thanks to Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s fourth goal in 3 games.
The Georgian striker approached the halfway line and, after passing to Mário Rui on the right, continued to run to finish off Rui’s cross.
Paraguayan substitute Sanabria equalized 3 minutes later when he acrobatically leapt into the box to score with a sublime aerial shot.
The result does mean a change in the ranking. Napoli was seventh and Turin tenth.
Turin have gone 4 games without a win. The last time they won a league game against Napoli was in 2009.
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