Napoli 2:1 Sporting CP: UEFA Champions League Match Result

UEFA Champions League

Napoli LLLWDL

2:1

Finished

Kick-off was 1 Oct, 20:00 BST

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Venue: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona City: Naples

In the UEFA Champions League game on 1 October 2025, Napoli beat Sporting CP 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:4, corners 7:2.

Key numbers

Possession, % 51 – 49

Shots on target 3 – 4

Shots off target 5 – 1

Expected goals 0.80 – 1.29

⚽ 36' R. Hojlund — Goal ⇄ 46' Trincao — Substitution ⇄ 46' G. Catamo — Substitution ⚽ 62' L. Suarez — Penalty ⇄ 67' E. Quaresma — Substitution ⇄ 67' F. Ioannidis — Substitution ⇄ 69' M. Politano — Substitution ⇄ 69' S. McTominay — Substitution ⇄ 78' J. Simoes — Substitution ⚽ 79' R. Hojlund — Goal ⇄ 81' M. Gutierrez — Substitution ⇄ 81' K. De Bruyne — Substitution ⇄ 90' R. Hojlund — Substitution

Match events

36' 1:0 Napoli Goal R. Hojlund assist: K. De Bruyne
46' 1:0 Sporting CP Substitution Trincao off: P. Goncalves
46' 1:0 Sporting CP Substitution G. Catamo off: L. Suarez
62' 1:1 Sporting CP Penalty L. Suarez
67' 1:1 Sporting CP Substitution E. Quaresma off: Z. Debast
67' 1:1 Sporting CP Substitution F. Ioannidis off: Alisson Santos
69' 1:1 Napoli Substitution M. Politano off: David Neres
69' 1:1 Napoli Substitution S. McTominay off: N. Lang
78' 1:1 Sporting CP Substitution J. Simoes off: H. Morita
79' 2:1 Napoli Goal R. Hojlund assist: K. De Bruyne
81' 2:1 Napoli Substitution M. Gutierrez off: M. Olivera
81' 2:1 Napoli Substitution K. De Bruyne off: B. Gilmour
90' 2:1 Napoli Substitution R. Hojlund off: L. Lucca

Statistics

51 Possession, % 49

3 Shots on target 4

5 Shots off target 1

0.80 Expected goals 1.29

2 Big chances 1

7 Corners 2

16 Fouls 9

9 Free kicks 15

1 Offsides 0

3 Goal kicks 9

11 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

8/1650% Aerial duels 8/1650%

108 Backward passes 73

4 Blocked shots 3

18 Clearances 22

3/1520% Crosses 3/933%

9/1656% Dribbles 12/2450%

0.91 Expected assists 0.73

49 Failed passes 51

3 Goalkeeper saves 1

6 Interceptions 6

9 Key passes 6

24/3962% Long passes 26/4755%

85 Passes into the final third 85

245 Passes in the opposition half 234

278 Passes in own half 270

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.50

7 Shots from outside the box 4

5 Shots inside the box 4

10/1856% Tackles 16/2467%

508 Total passes 495

Line-ups

Napoli

Starting XI
#	Player	number
32	Vanja Milinković-Savić	32
3	Miguel Gutiérrez Ortega	3
5	Juan Jesus	5
31	Sam Beukema	31
37	Leonardo Spinazzola	37
8	Scott Francis McTominay	8
11	Kevin De Bruyne	11
21	Matteo Politano	21
68	Stanislav Lobotka	68
99	André-Frank Zambo Anguissa	99
19	Rasmus Højlund	19

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Alex Meret	1
25	Mathias Ferrante	25
17	Mathías Olivera Miramontes	17
6	Billy Clifford Gilmour	6
20	Eljif Elmas	20
26	Antonio Vergara	26
7	David Neres	7
27	Lorenzo Lucca	27
69	Giuseppe Ambrosino Di Bruttopilo	69
70	Noa Noëll Lang	70

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Sporting CP

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Rui Silva	1
20	Maximiliano Javier Araújo Vilches	20
22	Iván Fresneda Corraliza	22
25	Gonçalo Bernardo Inácio	25
72	Eduardo Quaresma	72
7	G. Kwenda	7
10	Geny Cipriano Catamo	10
17	Francisco António Machado Mota de Castro Trincão	17
42	Morten Blom Due Hjulmand	42
52	João Simões	52
89	Fotis Ioannidis	89

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	João Manuel Neves Virgínia	12
2	Matheus Reis de Lima	2
6	Zeno Debast	6
13	Georgios Vagiannidis	13
26	Ousmane Diomande	26
91	Ricardo Mangas	91
5	Hidemasa Morita	5
8	Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves	8
14	Giorgi Kochorashvili	14
27	Alisson Santos	27
28	Rodrigo Duarte Ribeiro	28
97	Luis Javier Suárez Charris	97