Victor Osimhen missed one penalty but scored another to give Napoli a narrow win over Fiorentina in their first home match since winning the Serie A title.
The Nigeria forward found the net with a 74th-minute penalty after Nicolas Gonzalez fouled Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the penalty area.
Fiorentina goalkeeper Pietro Terracciano had saved an earlier spot-kick by Osimhen in the 48th minute.
Napoli won a first Scudetto in 33 years on Thursday after a draw with Udinese.
And they were given a guard of hour from the Fiorentina players ahead of kick-off at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
Osimhen’s goal was his 47th in Serie A, which saw the 24-year-old surpass former AC Milan and Liberia striker George Weah as top African scorer in the league’s history.
Line-ups
Napoli
Formation 4-3-3
- 95Gollini
- 22Di Lorenzo
- 55Østigård
- 3Kim Min-jae
- 17Olivera
- 99Zambo Anguissa
- 4DemmeSubstituted forLobotkaat 45′minutes
- 7ElmasSubstituted forZerbinat 84′minutes
- 11LozanoSubstituted forKvaratskheliaat 45′minutes
- 9OsimhenSubstituted forSimeoneat 78′minutes
- 81RaspadoriSubstituted forZielinskiat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Meret
- 5Nunes Jesus
- 12Marfella
- 13Rrahmani
- 18Simeone
- 19Bereszynski
- 20Zielinski
- 21Politano
- 23Zerbin
- 31Zedadka
- 68Lobotka
- 70Gaetano
- 77Kvaratskhelia
- 91Ndombélé
Fiorentina
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Terracciano
- 2Cordeiro Dos SantosSubstituted forVenutiat 45′minutes
- 4Milenkovic
- 98dos Santos de Paulo
- 15Terzic
- 34S AmrabatSubstituted forKouaméat 76′minutes
- 32DuncanSubstituted forMandragoraat 66′minutes
- 22González
- 5BonaventuraSubstituted forCastrovilliat 66′minutes
- 33SottilSubstituted forSaponaraat 76′minutes
- 7Jovic
Substitutes
- 3Biraghi
- 8Saponara
- 10Castrovilli
- 11Ikoné
- 16Ranieri
- 23Venuti
- 31Cerofolini
- 38Mandragora
- 42Bianco
- 51Vannucchi
- 72Barák
- 77Brekalo
- 99Kouamé
- Referee:
- Matteo Marchetti
- Attendance:
- 46,522
Live Text
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Match ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
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Second Half ends, Napoli 1, Fiorentina 0.
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Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
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Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
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Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
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Attempt missed. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Napoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
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Foul by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
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Alessio Zerbin (Napoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luka Jovic with a through ball.
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Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alessio Zerbin (Napoli).
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Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Eljif Elmas.
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Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
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Eljif Elmas (Napoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
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Attempt missed. Nicolás González (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Venuti.
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Hand ball by Rolando Mandragora (Fiorentina).
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Attempt blocked. Aleksa Terzic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rolando Mandragora.
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Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen.
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Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
