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Serie A: Hart concedes five in thriller
- Updated: December 19, 2016
Joe Hart conceded five goals on Sunday afternoon as Torino lost 5-3 to Napoli in a thrilling Serie A encounter.
Dries Mertens reached double figures for the season with a nine-minute first-half hat-trick before adding a classy fourth after defender Vlad Chiriches had scored to help suppress a Torino fightback.
Andrea Belotti is two goals beyond Mertens on 12 in the 2016-17 Capocannoniere competition after notching after the break, with Luca Rossettini and Iago Falque also leading the Granata’s failed rally.
AC Milan’s failure to beat Atalanta on Saturday night left third up for grabs, and Napoli wasted no time snatching it.
Mertens scored his first goal of a quick-fire treble by slamming Jose Callejon’s pass home past the Man City loanee following a Napoli corner.
When Antonio Barreca brought Mertens down in the box four minutes later it was his invitation to convert from the spot, which he did coolly, and before 22 minutes were up he had his hat-trick.
The Belgian’s third followed Hart’s fine save against Callejon, with Rossettini unable to make a goal-line …
