A brace from Danish, with two Belgian assists, gives the blue coach the first 3 points in the Champions League. Of Politano the naivety that led to the penalty of the momentary equal signed by Suarez

By our correspondent Vincenzo D’Angelo

October 1, 2025 (modification at 23:04) – NAPLES

From Manchester with love. And with quality. There is a new couple in the city, until a few months ago rivals in the same city. Today, however, Naples enjoys Kevin de Bruyne and Rasmus Hojlund, mind and arm of the first European seasonal triumph. But on the 2-1 on Sporting there is also the manona of Vanja Milinkovic Savic, miraculous with a feline reflection on the last of the four minutes of recovery. The Ko of Milan is archived, Napoli has left and now also in the Champions League it is nice to look at the ranking. A first step from three points, which gives moral and trust for the future.

lightning

Tactical race, with lots of possession and few accelerations. The first half goes away smooth for half an hour without particular emotions, up to the author’s spark. De Bruyne (36 ‘) cleans a ball at the edge of the blue area, a triangle with watermelon and starts in progression ball to the foot. Central tear, a skipped opponent and verticalization with the tachometer for Hojlund, who goes away in progression and beats Rui Silva outgoing. And five minutes later Napoli would also have the opportunity for the blow of the KO, always with a very fast restart. This time it is Politano who escapes ball to the foot, then usually played to concentrate and seek the conclusion on the long, powerful and precise pole. Rui Silva, however, relaxes well and saves Sporting.

golden couple

From the locker room, the Portuguese come out with two novelties in attack: inside Suarez and Goncalves, who will then be the protagonists. One positively, the other in negative. Sporting equalized at the 16th minute on a penalty kick: Politano in defensive folding naively touches Araujo and for the referee Makkele it is impossible not to punish contact with the utmost punishment. Suarez from the spot displaces Milinkovic and reports the result in a tie. Napoli struggles to tidy up ideas and Conte (25 ‘) then tries to turn by inserting Neres and Lang for Politano and MCTominay and moving on to 4-3-3. But the very occasion to go on to Sporting, with Goncalves (31 ‘) who shoots high positions high. And the law of football is relentless and three minutes after Napoli passes again. The same protagonists, the same result: De Bruyne brush from the left, Hojlund head anticipates everyone and wets his European debut at Maradona with a brace. The ending is of suffering, especially in the recovery minutes in which the hero becomes Vanja Milinkovic Savic, at the first at the goalkeeper Maradona of Napoli. The reflection of the Serbian on the close header of Hjulmand is prodigious and gives the Italian champions the first three points of the new Champions League. And also a night of celebration and serenity.



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