First friendly match of the season for the new Allegri-branded Napoliwith legs still heavy after the first days of preparation, loses 3-1 against Arezzo, a club newly promoted to Serie B. At the municipal stadium of Dimaro, the goals of Cerri in the 11th minute, Gelli in the 56th minute and Eklu in the 89th minute decide the goals. For the Azzurri, Politano won the flag in the 61st minute as he first missed a penalty and then reiterated it into the net after the rebound from goalkeeper Serban.
In the first half Allegri fielded Meret (31′ Milinkovic-Savic); Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Rafa Marin, Gutierrez; Anguissa, Prisco, Lindstrom; Young, Hojlund, Alisson Santos. The Tuscan coach overturned the lineup in the second half where he fielded: Milinkovic-Savic (62′ Contini); Mazzocchi, Marianucci, Obaretin, Spinazzola; Folorunsho, Lobotka, Vergara; Politano, Lucca, Rao.