US EditionMade in Manchester: De Bruyne and McTominay lead Napoli to a 2-0 win over Sassuolo
Napoli started their Serie A title defense with goals from former Premier League stars McTominay and De Bruyne in a 2-0 win over Sassuolo, who finished with 10 men.
- Napoli defeated newly promoted Sassuolo 2-0 at Mapei Stadium on August 23, 2025, to start their Serie A title defence.
- The victory followed Napoli's acquisition of Kevin De Bruyne on a free transfer in June and builds on Scott McTominay's arrival last year.
- McTominay opened the scoring with a 17th-minute header, and De Bruyne scored from a free kick in the 57th minute as Sassuolo ended with 10 men.
- De Bruyne, aged 34, became Napoli's oldest outfield player to debut in the three-point-for-a-win Serie A era and scored with a “stunning” free kick.
- Napoli extended its current 13-match unbeaten run in Serie A, marking the longest active streak in Europe’s top five leagues.
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Politano's Cross, McTominay's goal. The new Serie A opens its doors, but the script remains the same. Just as against Cagliari the duo had paved the way for the fourth championship of Neapolitan history, in the same way against Sassuolo gave the start to the new season. Napoli beats Sassuolo at its debut and does so with the usual known and (illustrious) new faces. Because McTominay confirms himself unstoppable and almost out of category in Seri…
De Bruyne strikes in Napoli's strong start
Kevin De Bruyne scored on his Napoli debut on Saturday as the Serie A champions kicked off their title defence with a straightforward 2-0 win at promoted Sassuolo, while Luka Modric and AC Milan fell to a shock 2-1 home defeat to Cremonese. The headline signing of the summer transfer window in Italy, De Bruyne opened his account for Napoli in the 57th minute when his free-kick swept in from the left flank and evaded everyone before nestling in t…
Defending champion SSC Napoli has also been successful in the new series-A season thanks to a goal of Belgian Kevin de Bruyne. The Neapolitans won a 2:0 (1:0) win on Saturday at Sassuolo Calcio, who switched from Manchester City to Italy without a break De Bruyne made a decision in the 57th minute at his debut with a free kick flank.Before that, Scott McTominay (17th) had led the Italian champion by head.Milan, on the other hand, made a misstart…
Italian football champions Napoli kicked off the new domestic league season with a visit to Sassuolo, a returnee to the Italian elite. The Neapolitans, still led by Antonio Conte, started the match with a fairly convincing 2-0 win.
Napoli beat Sassuolo at the Mapei in opening season: the champions of Italy resume the march almost at full speed. McTominay (which also hits a cross) and De Bruyne, pole for Politano
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