Di Lorenzo leaves Napoli down 10 as they fall under the blows of Manchester City

Antonio Conte’s Napoli’s Champions League adventure gets off to a bad start. At Manchester’Etihad Stadium, the Azzurri, left in ten after 20 minutes due to Di Lorenzo’s expulsion, fall to Manchester City, which won 2-0 thanks to goals in the second half by Haaland and Doku.

In fact, Napoli started well and came very close to the lead on 17′ with a header by Beukema from a corner but Donnarumma saved the Citizens. Three minutes later the key episode of the match: Di Lorenzo in slip stops Haaland launched at the net; after Var review the referee draws red for the Napoli captain. In the final double prodigious intervention by Milinkovic-Savic first on O’Riley and then on Dias.

At the start of the second half, the hosts went ahead with Haaland, who headed past Milinkovic-Savic with a soft touch on Foden’s delightful assist. Ten minutes later Doku doubled with a left-footed drive through Milinkovic-Savic’s legs after a nice personal initiative.

Napoli thus cashes in its first defeat of the season and remains stuck with zero points in the standings, while Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City moves up to three, on a par with 13 other teams including Inter Milan, PSG, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.