Napoli suffer more than expected but in the second half they beat Qarabag 2-0 and take them up to 7th in the standings. McTominay broke the deadlock in the 65th minute, five minutes later the second goal came through an own goal by Jankovic again from a shot by the Scotsman. At 0-0, again in the second half, Hojlund had a penalty saved.
The first half was blocked for Conte’s team, who only managed to break down the Kochalski block in the 65th minute with McTominay. The 2-0 was caused by Jankovic’s own goal (72′), which launched the Neapolitans into 18th position with 7 points. Qarabag is 16th still with 7 points. Next day Napoli will play at Benfica, while Qarabag will host Ajax. Good start for the guests, who made themselves dangerous with a shot from the edge of the area by Jankovic and with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area by Addai. Napoli’s first signal came in the 15th minute with an initiative by Neres for Hojlund, who was anticipated two steps from the goal by Mustafazade. Conte’s team almost took the lead in the 35th minute with a spectacular acrobatics by Neres which forced a great save from Kochalski. In the second half Qarabag were crushed and the Neapolitans continued to press, earning a penalty in the 55th minute. Di Lorenzo is caught by Buongiorno in the area and is tripped by Jankovic.
Hojlund appears from eleven meters and is hypnotized by Kochalski. Siege of Napoli, who engage Kochalski again first in the 62nd minute with Di Lorenzo and then in the 64th minute with Olivera. Following a corner kick, the hosts found the deserved advantage: Lang’s corner, scrum in the area and the quickest of all to reiterate the goal was McTominay (65′). Again the Scotsman scores the 2-0 goal in the 72nd minute: an overhead kick from Olivera’s cross which meets Jankovic’s decisive deflection which knocks out Kochalski. Management at the end for Conte’s men, who achieved their second success in the League Phase.