Napoli and McTominay pick up where they left off!
23 August 2025, Saturday 22:52Last Update:
Defending champions Napoli started the Italian Serie A season away to Sassuolo and won 2-0 with goals from McTominay and De Bruyne. Belgian new signing De Bruyne scored a stylish goal while Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay, one of the names that brought the championship last season, continued where he left off.

Reigning Serie A champions Napoli beat Sassuolo 0-2 in the first week of the season. Napoli's first goal came from last season's star player Scott McTominay (17).
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After leading 0-1 at half time, Napoli increased the difference to 2 with a goal scored by new signing Kevin De Bruyne in the 57th minute to start the season with 3 points.
⏹️ Full time: #SassuoloNapoli 0-2
💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre pic.twitter.com/AnQbMZXgIW- Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) August 23, 2025
In the other match that started at the same time in the first week of Serie A, Genoa and Lecce played to a goalless draw.