De Bruyne shines as Napoli beat Sporting for first Champions win | OneFootball

This Wednesday, Napoli overcame Sporting 2-1 in the second round of the Champions League. With assists from Kevin De Bruyne, Rasmus Hojlund scored the goals at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Standings

With their first victory in the championship, Napoli has three points and rises to 19th place. Meanwhile, Sporting remains in 13th position, also with three points.

📋 Match Summary

🔵 NAPOLI 2 x 1 SPORTING 🟢

🏆 Competition: Champions League 🏟️ Venue: Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, in Naples 📅 Date: October 1, 2025 (Wednesday) ⏰ Time: 16:00 (Brasília time)

Goals

Match Overview

In the first half, Napoli was superior and opened the scoring at 36 minutes. De Bruyne carried the ball through the middle and passed to Hojlund, who sprinted with the ball, entered the area, and finished under goalkeeper Rui Silva's legs.

In the second half, at 17 minutes, the referee awarded a penalty to Sporting after a foul on Maxi Araújo, and Luis Suárez converted to equalize.

At 34 minutes of the second half, the inspired De Bruyne received the ball on the left and crossed precisely for Hojlund to head it accurately.

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