Napoli thrash Hellas Verona

Napoli edged out Hellas Verona, 2x5, on Monday, in a game related to matchweek 1 of Serie A. Both Gabriele Cioffi's team and Luciano Spalletti's team held their first game in the competition.

After 29 minutes, Kévin Lasagna opened the scoring for Hellas Verona, from a corner, laid on by Koray Gunter. With 37 minutes on the clock, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia fired home for Napoli, through a header inside the penalty area, assisted by Hirving Lozano. Napoli's team scored their second goal of the game through Victor Osimhen, with 45 minutes already played, from a corner, laid on by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.

In the 48th minute, Thomas Henry struck the second goal for Verona's team, through a header inside the box, with Davide Faraoni making the assist. With 55 minutes on the clock, Piotr Zielinski struck for Luciano Spalletti's team, with a left-foot strike, after a pass from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. With 65 minutes on the clock, Stanislav Lobotka doubled the lead for Napoli, with a right-foot strike. After 79 minutes, Matteo Politano scored the last goal of the match, with a left-foot shot inside the box, after an assist provided by Victor Osimhen.

After the result Napoli are 1st in the table, with 3 points, while Hellas Verona sit 20th place, with 0 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Luciano Spalletti's team will play at home against Monza, while Gabriele Cioffi's team will play away against Bologna.