Torino back to winning ways and Udinese moves into top four with Serie A wins

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Torino got back to winning ways after three straight defeats by beating Como 1-0 at home in Serie A on Friday.

The Turin side was unbeaten in its first five league games and even briefly topped the table but it lost its last three, all of them by the same 3-2 scoreline.

A loss at home to the newly promoted Como would have marked its worst losing streak since 2018 but a goal from 19-year-old winger Alieu Njie gave it a much-needed win and staved off a potential crisis.

Making just his third appearance this season, the second-half substitute needed only 10 minutes to make his mark.

With 75 minutes on the clock, the young Swede outfought the Como defense and rounded the goalkeeper to slot the ball into the empty net and send the home fans away happy.

Torino was back into sixth place. Como was 14th.

Udinese moved into the top four A after topping 10-man Cagliari 2-0 at home.

The turning point came after half an hour when Cagliari’s Antoine Makoumbou was sent off for a second yellow card offense.

Eight minutes later, Udinese led when Lorenzo Lucca scored with a powerful header.

Former Aston Villa and Watford striker Keinan Davis clinched the win 12 minutes from time with a fine individual goal.

Udinese has 16 points, the same as third-placed Juventus, which has a superior goal difference. Inter has 17 points and leader Napoli 19.

Napoli faces Lecce on Saturday, and Inter and Juventus meet on Sunday at San Siro.

Cagliari remained in 15th place.

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Torino's Che Adams reacts during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Como at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy,Oct. 25, 2024. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Torino's Che Adams, left, fights for the ball with Como's Nico Paz during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Como at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy,Oct. 25, 2024. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Torino's Adam Masina, top, fights for the ball with Como's Patrick Cutrone during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Como at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy,Oct. 25, 2024. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Torino's Njie celebrates after scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Como at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy,Oct. 25, 2024. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Torino's Njie celebrates after scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Como at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin, Italy,Oct. 25, 2024. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Udinese's Lorenzo Lucca celebrates after scoring their side's first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Cagliari at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

Udinese's Lorenzo Lucca, left, heads the ball to score their side's first goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Cagliari at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

Udinese's Hassane Kamara fights for the ball with Cagliari's Michel Adopo, right, during the Serie A soccer match between Udinese and Cagliari at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has released an almost entirely redacted version of the police report describing when a staffer for Donald Trump's campaign reportedly shoved an Arlington National Cemetery employee who was trying to prevent them from photographing a ceremony to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal.

Federal law prohibits campaign or election-related activities within Army national military cemeteries. The four sentences visible in the executive summary of the report released under court order Friday block out a key word that appears to describe the Trump campaign staffer shoving the cemetery employee out of the way.

It does say the Trump staffer used both hands while trying to move past the cemetery employee. Both the names are redacted, and the sworn statement the cemetery worker gave to police is completely blacked out.

Officials previously said the former president's staffer pushed the cemetery worker when she was trying to prevent two people from filming and photographing Trump's visit in August to gravesites in Section 60, a hallowed section where U.S. forces killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried.

The report says the cemetery worker declined medical treatment and said she did not want to press charges.

A lawsuit demanding the release of the police report was filed by Washington-based government transparency group American Oversight, and a federal judge ordered it be made public by Friday. The group posted the report on its website.

Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, is in a tight race against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and the altercation raised questions about the politicization of the military by his campaign.

Trump was at the cemetery at the invitation of service members’ families and brought staff to document the visit. He later shared a video from it on TikTok. The video showed scenes of him at the cemetery and includes a voiceover of the Republican presidential nominee blaming the Biden administration for the “disaster” of the withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.

Chioma Chukwu, interim executive director of American Oversight, said in a statement that the group is pleased it was able to get the report released so that the public can see “that there is still an ongoing federal law enforcement investigation into the August incident at Arlington National Cemetery.”

Chukwu said the conduct of Trump and his staff “aligns with his history of politicizing the military and violating clear ethical boundaries, and it’s time for the public to have all the facts.”

In a letter accompanying the report, Army senior counsel Paul DeAgostino said the redactions were done to protect personal privacy and information compiled for law enforcement purposes. He said the records are part of an ongoing investigation and their release “could reasonably be expected to interfere with ongoing enforcement proceedings.”

The Army echoed DeAgostino's comment, saying in a statement that it released the report to comply with the court order, adding that the police investigation “remains open and we are therefore unable to provide further information at this time.”

The employee declined to press charges, so it is unclear what law enforcement proceedings are ongoing.

Families of three of the service members killed in a suicide bombing during the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal had invited Trump to a ceremony marking the third anniversary of the attack. They said the former president knew their children’s stories and have blamed the Biden administration for their deaths.

Some of the families of those service members spoke out in support of Trump at the Republican National Convention in July, in part to blunt criticism that Trump wasn’t supportive enough of veterans.

In previous comments, the Trump campaign has claimed the Republican presidential nominee’s team was granted access to have a photographer, contested the allegation that a campaign staffer had pushed the cemetery official and pushed back on any notion that the cemetery official had been unfairly targeted.

A defense official previously said the Trump campaign was warned about not taking photographs in Section 60 before their arrival and the altercation.

During a campaign event in Michigan several days after the incident, Trump said family members had asked to take a photo with him at the cemetery.

“They ask me to have a picture, and they say I was campaigning,” he complained without addressing the TikTok video.

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, right, and Bob Quackenbush, deputy chief of staff for Arlington National Cemetery, watch the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, center and Misty Fuoco, left, sister of Nicole Gee, place their hands over their heart after placing a wreath in honor of Sgt. Nicole Gee at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery, Aug. 26, 2024, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)