UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Stadio Diego Armando Maradona · 47,364 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Højlund double fires Napoli to win over Sporting

Rasmus Højlund struck twice to give Napoli a 2-1 victory over Sporting in their Champions League clash at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
16
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
3
48.9
Possession
51.1
8
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
444
Accurate Passes
459
495
Passes
508
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
39
26
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
10
26
Tackles
18
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
6
22
Effective Clearances
19
22
Clearances
19

Lineups

NAP · 4-1-4-1

  1. 32Vanja Milinkovic-SavicG
  2. 5Juan JesusCD-L
  3. 31Sam BeukemaCD-R
  4. 68Stanislav LobotkaDM
  5. 3Miguel GutiérrezLB
  6. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaRB
  7. 11Kevin De BruyneCM-L
  8. 99Frank AnguissaCM-R
  9. 8Scott McTominayLM
  10. 21Matteo PolitanoRM
  11. 19Rasmus HøjlundF

Substitutes

  1. 17Mathías OliveraSUB
  2. 25Mathias FerranteSUB
  3. 20Eljif ElmasSUB
  4. 69Giuseppe AmbrosinoSUB
  5. 27Lorenzo LuccaSUB
  6. 7David NeresSUB
  7. 26Antonio VergaraSUB
  8. 6Billy GilmourSUB
  9. 1Alex MeretSUB
  10. 70Noa LangSUB

SCP · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Rui SilvaG
  2. 25Gonçalo InácioCD-L
  3. 72Eduardo QuaresmaCD-R
  4. 20Maxi AraújoLB
  5. 22Iván FresnedaRB
  6. 17Francisco TrincãoAM
  7. 52João SimõesLM
  8. 42Morten HjulmandRM
  9. 89Fotis IoannidisF
  10. 10Geny CatamoAM-L
  11. 7Geovany QuendaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 97Luis SuárezSUB
  2. 2Matheus ReisSUB
  3. 28Rodrigo RibeiroSUB
  4. 91Ricardo MangasSUB
  5. 5Hidemasa MoritaSUB
  6. 14Giorgi KochorashviliSUB
  7. 27Alisson SantosSUB
  8. 13Georgios VagiannidisSUB
  9. 12João VirgíniaSUB
  10. 8Pedro GonçalvesSUB
  11. 26Ousmane DiomandeSUB
  12. 6Zeno DebastSUB

Timeline

  1. 36' Goal! Napoli 1, Sporting Lisbon 0. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball following a fast break.
  2. 45' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Pote replaces Trincão.
  3. 45' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Luis Suárez replaces Geny Catamo.
  4. 62' Goal! Napoli 1, Sporting Lisbon 1. Luis Suárez (Sporting Lisbon) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  5. 67' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Zeno Debast replaces Eduardo Quaresma because of an injury.
  6. 67' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Alisson Santos replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
  7. 69' Substitution, Napoli. David Neres replaces Matteo Politano.
  8. 69' Substitution, Napoli. Noa Lang replaces Scott McTominay.
  9. 78' Substitution, Sporting Lisbon. Hidemasa Morita replaces João Simões.
  10. 79' Goal! Napoli 2, Sporting Lisbon 1. Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  11. 81' Substitution, Napoli. Mathías Olivera replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
  12. 81' Substitution, Napoli. Billy Gilmour replaces Kevin De Bruyne.
  13. 90' Substitution, Napoli. Lorenzo Lucca replaces Rasmus Højlund.

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