Napoli Brush Aside Fiorentina to Stay Top of Serie A
Napoli continued their perfect start to the Serie A season with a commanding 3–1 away win over Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, maintaining their place at the top of the league table.
Antonio Conte’s side wasted no time asserting their dominance. In just the 6th minute, Kevin De Bruyne calmly converted a penalty after André-Frank Zambo Anguissa was brought down inside the box.
Soon after, summer signing Rasmus Højlund doubled the lead with his first goal for the Neapolitans, finishing off a fluid attacking move with composure.
After the break, Napoli kept their foot on the gas. Dutch defender Thomas Beukema made it 3–0, effectively killing off the contest despite Fiorentina’s spirited attempts to mount a comeback.
Luca Ranieri pulled one back for the hosts with a header, and Lorenzo Pićcoli nearly made it 3–2 late on, but Napoli’s defence held strong to secure all three points.
2025-26, Italy - Serie A
Fiorentina - Napoli 1:3 (0:2)
Goals: De Bruyne, 6 (penalty) (0:1); Höjlund R., 14 (0:2); Beukema, 51 (0:3); Ranieri, 79 (1:3)
Fiorentina: de Gea; Dodo; Pongracic; Ranieri; Comuzzo (Lamptey T., 88); Gosens; Sohm S. (Fazzini, 65); Mandragora; Fagioli (Nicolussi, 65); Dzeko (Piccoli R., 46); Kean M.
Substitution: Piccoli R. (from 46); Fazzini (from 65); Nicolussi (from 65); Lamptey T. (from 88)
Bench: Lezzerini; Martinelli; Pablo Marí; Viti M.; Kouadio; Parisi; Richardson; Ndour; Fortini
Napoli: Milinkovic-Savic V.; Buongiorno; Di Lorenzo; Beukema; McTominay; De Bruyne (Elmas, 69); Politano (Neres, 69); Spinazzola (Olivera M., 69); Lobotka (Gilmour B., 90); Zambo Anguissa André-Frank; Höjlund R. (Lucca L., 73)
Substitution: Olivera M. (from 69); Elmas (from 69); Neres (from 69); Lucca L. (from 73); Gilmour B. (from 90)
Bench: Gutiérrez M.; Juan Jesus; Mazzocchi; Marianucci; Vergara A.; Lang N.; Ambrosino
