Naples‘s Serie A season began in disastrous fashion on Sunday, when they were crushed 3-0. Verona Midfielder Kvica Kvaratskeria was injured in a collision with an opposing player.
Manager Antonio Conte, playing his first league game in charge of the 2023 champions, was forced to substitute Kvaratskheria just before half-time after the Georgian appeared in discomfort after the collision.
Napoli’s problems worsened after the break, when Dairon Livramento burst in front of the defence and smashed in a close-range cross to put the home side ahead five minutes later. Napoli’s nightmare continued in the 75th minute, when Daniel Mosquera received a through ball and calmly scored with his right foot to double Verona’s lead.
In added time, Napoli’s defence crumbled and Mosquera tucked in a close-range pass to give Verona their third goal and their second.
Rome Their campaign is CagliariMeanwhile, city rivals Lazio They got off to a good start by beating the newly promoted team 3-1 at home. VeniceDespite an early crisis, with the visiting team scoring after just three minutes. Bologna and Udinese The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Spain: real madrid’got off to a weak start in their title defence, ending in a 1-1 draw. MallorcaA second-half header from the home team’s Vedat Muriqi cancelled out Rodrigo’s early goal and marred Kylian Mbappe’s domestic debut.
Real Madrid started well, taking the lead in the 13th minute with a sublime curling shot from Brazilian forward Rodrigo after facilitating a backheel pass from compatriot Vinicius Junior, but Muriqui’s powerful header from a corner kick in the 53rd minute put the home team level and Real struggled after that.
Real finished the game with 10 men after defender Ferland Mendy received a red card for a sliding tackle late in added time.
Real Sociedad Lost 2-1 at home Rayo VallecanoJorge de Frutos and Sergio Camero scored in the 67th and 84th minutes respectively, before Martin Zubimendi, who turned down a move to Liverpool in the summer, scored a consolation for the home side in the eighth minute of added time.
meanwhile, Rennes Controlled Lyon In Ligue 1, goals from Benjamin Bourilleau, Amine Gouiri and Henrik Meister led Lyon to a 3–0 victory. Lyon struggled despite featuring new signings Georges Mikautadze and Moussa Niakate, with Mikautadze missing a penalty and Niakate responsible for two goals.
Auxerre They returned to the top league with a dramatic 2-1 victory. NiceThe victory was sealed with a stoppage-time goal from Lasso Koulibaly. lens Beat a promoted team Angers A first-half goal from Wesley Said made it 1-0. Toulouse and Nantes It ended in a 0-0 draw, Montpellier and Strasbourg The two teams shared the points in a 1-1 draw.
