Napoli's Title Hopes Stalled by Torino Draw Ahead of Barcelona Clash

Napoli's Serie A title hopes suffered a setback on Friday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Torino at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. The result leaves Napoli seventh in the standings, two points behind Atalanta in the Europa Conference League spot and seven points adrift of the Champions League positions.

Antonio Sanabria's acrobatic overhead kick in the 64th minute canceled out Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's opener for Napoli three minutes earlier. The draw dents Napoli's hopes of securing European football next season and comes at a crucial time ahead of their Champions League showdown at Barcelona on Tuesday.

Napoli are level at 1-1 with Barca following the first leg in Naples last month, and a place in the quarter-finals of Europe's top club competition is up for grabs. However, Napoli's domestic form has been inconsistent of late, and they have now won just one of their last four Serie A matches.

Inter Milan, who lead Juventus by 15 points at the top of the table, are red-hot favorites to win the Scudetto from Napoli. Inter host champions-elect Inter Milan on Saturday, while Napoli face Bologna on Sunday.

Napoli's draw with Torino highlights the challenges they face in maintaining their title challenge and securing European football next season. They will need to improve their domestic form and find consistency if they are to achieve their goals.

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