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Hojlund’s Brace Leads Napoli to Victory Over Sporting CP in Champions League
Naples, Italy – In a vibrant match played at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli defeated Sporting CP with a standout performance by Rasmus Hojlund, who scored a crucial brace. The match, part of the UEFA Champions League group stage, saw Napoli dominate possession with 52%, while Sporting CP had 48%.
Hojlund opened the scoring in the 36th minute, thanks to a masterful assist from Kevin De Bruyne. Napoli controlled much of the first half, although they failed to extend their lead.
Sporting CP responded in the second half when Luis Suárez converted a penalty in the 62nd minute, leveling the score. However, the joy of the Portuguese team was short-lived, as Hojlund scored again in the 79th minute, once again assisted by De Bruyne, sealing the victory for the Italian team.
Napoli generated a total of 12 shots, 3 of which were on target, while Sporting CP attempted 7 shots, also with 3 on target. Regarding fouls, Napoli committed 15 fouls, while Sporting CP accumulated 9. The referee, Danny Makkelie, did not show any yellow or red cards to either team. Napoli celebrated an important victory at home in front of their fans.
Substitutions sporting cp: at minute 46 Trincao came in and P. Goncalves went out., at minute 46 G. Catamo came in and L. Suarez went out., at minute 67 E. Quaresma came in and Z. Debast went out., at minute 67 F. Ioannidis came in and Alisson Santos went out., at minute 78 J. Simoes came in and H. Morita went out.
Substitutions napoli: at minute 69 M. Politano came in and David Neres went out., at minute 69 S. McTominay came in and N. Lang went out., at minute 81 M. Gutierrez came in and M. Olivera went out., at minute 81 K. De Bruyne came in and B. Gilmour went out., at minute 90 R. Hojlund came in and L. Lucca went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Napoli
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Sporting CP
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