Italian Serie A

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Napoli WWDDW 2
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Sassuolo WDLLW 0
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Mapei Stadium · 19,106 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP

De Bruyne scores on Serie A debut as Napoli win opener

Kevin De Bruyne netted in his debut and Scott McTominay scored the opener as Napoli kicked off their Serie A title defence with a 2-0 win over Sassuolo.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
2
62.2
Possession
37.8
13
SHOTS
7
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
545
Accurate Passes
311
606
Passes
368
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
0
10
Crosses
4
0.2
Cross %
0.0
32
Long Balls
39
17
Accurate Long Balls
12
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
16
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
5
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
14
10
Clearances
14

Head to Head

NAP leads series 5-0

Lineups

SAS · 4-3-3

  1. 13Stefano TuratiG
  2. 80Tarik MuharemovicCD-L
  3. 19Filippo RomagnaCD-R
  4. 3Josh DoigLB
  5. 6Sebastian WalukiewiczRB
  6. 35Luca LipaniCM
  7. 11Daniel BolocaLM
  8. 90Ismaël KonéRM
  9. 99Andrea PinamontiF
  10. 45Armand LaurientéLF
  11. 10Domenico BerardiRF

Substitutes

  1. 20Alieu FaderaSUB
  2. 2Filippo MissoriSUB
  3. 5Fali CandéSUB
  4. 12Giacomo SatalinoSUB
  5. 8Andrea GhionSUB
  6. 24Luca MoroSUB
  7. 15Edoardo PieragnoloSUB
  8. 25Agustín Álvarez MartínezSUB
  9. 49Arijanet MuricSUB
  10. 16Gioele ZacchiSUB
  11. 21Jay IdzesSUB
  12. 77Nicholas PieriniSUB
  13. 7Cristian VolpatoSUB
  14. 9Samuele MulattieriSUB

NAP · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Alex MeretG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD-L
  3. 13Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. 68Stanislav LobotkaDM
  5. 17Mathías OliveraLB
  6. 22Giovanni Di LorenzoRB
  7. 11Kevin De BruyneCM-L
  8. 99Frank AnguissaCM-R
  9. 8Scott McTominayLM
  10. 21Matteo PolitanoRM
  11. 27Lorenzo LuccaF

Substitutes

  1. 77Walid CheddiraSUB
  2. 6Billy GilmourSUB
  3. 4Alessandro BuongiornoSUB
  4. 7David NeresSUB
  5. 32Vanja Milinkovic-SavicSUB
  6. 69Giuseppe AmbrosinoSUB
  7. 31Sam BeukemaSUB
  8. 70Noa LangSUB
  9. 35Luca MarianucciSUB
  10. 59Alessandro ZanoliSUB
  11. 14Nikita ContiniSUB
  12. 29Luis HasaSUB
  13. 30Pasquale MazzocchiSUB
  14. 26Antonio VergaraSUB
  15. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 1. Scott McTominay (Napoli) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matteo Politano with a cross.
  2. 46' Lorenzo Lucca (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 56' Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 57' Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2. Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  5. 67' Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 73' Substitution, Sassuolo. Alieu Fadera replaces Luca Lipani.
  7. 76' Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
  8. 79' Second yellow card to Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo) for a bad foul.
  9. 81' Substitution, Sassuolo. Andrea Ghion replaces Armand Laurienté.
  10. 81' Substitution, Sassuolo. Fali Candé replaces Josh Doig.
  11. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Stanislav Lobotka.
  12. 82' Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Lorenzo Lucca.
  13. 89' Substitution, Napoli. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Mathías Olivera.
  14. 89' Substitution, Napoli. Antonio Vergara replaces Scott McTominay.
  15. 90' Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Moro replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
  16. 90' Substitution, Sassuolo. Nicholas Pierini replaces Domenico Berardi.

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