Match highlights
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AC Monza vs Napoli highlights
How the goals came
10' Rasmus Højlund opens the scoring for Napoli → 43' Gustavo Varela equalises for AC Monza → 48' Matteo Politano puts Napoli ahead (the winner) → 62' Rafa Marín extends Napoli's lead → 67' Kevin De Bruyne extends Napoli's lead. Full time: 1-4, Napoli win.
The match, goal by goal
3 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
10' Rasmus Højlund (Napoli) 0-1
Napoli made the first move on the road, striking in the 10th minute. Rasmus Højlund broke the 0-0 deadlock to put the visitors 1-0 up, with the scoreline reading 0-1. AC Monza were left chasing the game early at the Stadio Brianteo.
43' Gustavo Varela (AC Monza) 1-1
The deficit lasted until the 43rd minute, when Gustavo Varela levelled matters for AC Monza at 1-1. It was a timely intervention, arriving just before the interval. The hosts went into the break on equal terms with Napoli.
48' Matteo Politano (Napoli) 1-2
The restart brought an immediate swing. In the 48th minute Matteo Politano restored Napoli's lead at 1-2, just five minutes after Monza had drawn level. Napoli never surrendered the advantage again, making this the winning goal.
62' Rafa Marín (Napoli) 1-3
Rafa Marín added a third for Napoli in the 62nd minute, stretching the score to 1-3. Whatever momentum Monza had built with their late first-half equaliser was now gone. A two-goal gap left the hosts with a heavy task in the time remaining.
67' Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) 1-4
Napoli struck again five minutes later. Kevin De Bruyne made it 1-4 in the 67th minute, leaving Monza three goals adrift with the closing stretch to play. The score held to the final whistle, settling the match at 1-4 in front of 13,694 spectators.
