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Lorenzo Insigne guided the ball home in the final minute of normal time

Insigne strikes late as Napoli beat Liverpool

Lorenzo Insigne late winner gave Napoli a deserved 1-0 Champions League victory over Liverpool on Wednesday that saw the Italians move to the top of Group C.

Soccer • 03 Oct 18

Liverpool were comfortable winners two months ago

Ancelotti wary of Liverpool threat after Dublin mauling

Ahead of their Champions League meeting on Wednesday, coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted Napoli's pre-season friendly hammering by Liverpool in Dublin highlighted exactly how not to play against Jurgen Klopp's side.

Soccer • 02 Oct 18

Sarri thanks Benitez for Napoli success

Maurizio Sarri admits he owes Rafael Benitez a debt of gratitude for his success at Napoli.

Soccer • 25 Aug 18

'I like him a lot and I'm happy we have him in our squad.'

Klopp hails Cork's Kelleher as 'outstanding talent'

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hailed Cork goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher as an "outstanding talent" following his side's 5-0 win over Napoli at the Aviva Stadium.

Soccer • 04 Aug 18

Mo Salah mingles with the fans at the Aviva Stadium

Liverpool stroll to Napoli win in Dublin

New signing Allison Becker made his Liverpool debut as they cruised to a facile 5-0 win over Napoli in front of a packed Aviva Stadium.

Soccer • 04 Aug 18

Jorginho becomes Sarri's first Chelsea signing

Chelsea have signed midfielder Jorginho from Napoli on a five-year deal, with the Italy international becoming new head coach Maurizio Sarri's first recruit.

Soccer • 14 Jul 18

Maurizio Sarri looks set for west London

Chelsea closing in on Maurizio Sarri appointment

Chelsea are close to appointing Maurizio Sarri as their new head coach and signing midfielder Jorginho, according to Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Soccer • 11 Jul 18

Leicester City want over €90m for Riyad Mahrez

Man City want Mahrez and Napoli midfielder Jorginho

Manchester City are hoping to sign Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez and Napoli midfielder Jorginho.

Soccer • 31 May 18

Matias Vecino celebrates the victory after the Italian Serie A football match between S.S. Lazio and F.C. Inter at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, on may 20, 2018. (Photo by Silvia Lore/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Inter back in Champions League after dramatic recovery

Inter Milan ended a six-season absence from the Champions League on Sunday when they produced an extraordinary fightback to win 3-2 at Lazio and push their opponents out of fourth place in Serie A.

Soccer • 20 May 18

Gigi Buffon leads the celebrations for Juventus

Juve wrap up seventh Serie A title on the bounce

Juventus wrapped up their seventh successive Serie A title, and their fourth league and cup double in a row, with one match to spare when a 0-0 draw at AS Roma gave them the point they needed on Sunday.

Soccer • 13 May 18

Napoli salute their fans after their draw with Torino

Juve as good as champions after Napoli slip again

Napoli's Serie A title challenge petered out on Sunday when they twice squandered the lead in a 2-2 draw at home to Torino, leaving Juventus almost certain to collect the trophy for the seventh season in a row.

Soccer • 06 May 18

Napoli title dream fades after heavy defeat

Napoli's dream of winning the Serie A title lies in tatters after they were humbled 3-0 by a Giovanni Simeone-inspired Fiorentina.

Soccer • 29 Apr 18

Liverpool fans at the Aviva Stadium last August

Napoli to face Liverpool at Aviva in August

Liverpool will play Napoli in a pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium on 4 August the FAI have confirmed.

Soccer • 20 Apr 18

Napoli keep their Serie A dream alive at the death

Amadou Diawara left it very late to fire Napoli to a nervy 2-1 victory over Chievo that keeps alive Azzurri hopes of winning the Serie A title.

Soccer • 08 Apr 18

Aguero sets scoring record as City stroll into last 16

A record-breaking goal from Sergio Aguero sent Manchester City into the Champions League knockout stages with a brilliant 4-2 win at Napoli.

Soccer • 01 Nov 17

Manchester City can expect a hot reception

Napoli boss wants fans to strike fear into City stars

Maurizio Sarri hopes the San Paolo Stadium will strike some fear into Manchester City when the sides meet again in the Champions League.

Soccer • 31 Oct 17

PSG's Edinson Cavani embraces Kylian Mbappe

Champions League highlights: Best of the midweek action

Miss any of this week's Champions League action? We've got you covered.

Soccer • 19 Oct 17

City do the business early to maintain winning start

Early goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus saw Manchester City maintain their winning start in the Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Napoli.

Soccer • 17 Oct 17

Jorginho celebrates after scoring for Napoli

Champions League review: Wins for Sevilla and Napoli

Sevilla and Olympiakos both won while Nice endured a miserable return to the Champions League after having two men sent off in defeat at Napoli.

Soccer • 16 Aug 17

Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring against Napoli in Naples

Real cruise past Napoli in Champions League

Real Madrid weathered an early storm before easing through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 3-1 victory over Napoli which gave them a 6-2 aggregate win.

Soccer • 07 Mar 17

Gareth Bale (R) hasn't played for Real Madrid since November

Champions League comes too soon for Gareth Bale

Gareth Bale will not return for Real Madrid as they host Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday, despite training with the rest of the squad this week.

Soccer • 14 Feb 17

Roberto Mancini leaces the field during the heated cup clash with Napoli

Napoli boss banned for two games after Mancini row

Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri has been banned for two Italian Cup games and fined €20,000 for using "highly offensive" language against Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini during their teams' quarter-final on Tuesday.

Soccer • 21 Jan 16

Rafael Benitez remains the favourite to take over at Real Madrid

Napoli play down Benitez announcement

Napoli insist a hastily-scheduled press conference has not been organised to confirm the departure of head coach Rafael Benitez for Real Madrid.

Soccer • 27 May 15

Yevhen Seleznyov celebrates the biggest goal of his career

Dnipro stun Napoli for Europa final place

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk reached their first European final when Yevhen Seleznyov's header gave them a 1-0 win over Napoli in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final.

Soccer • 14 May 15

David Lopez opened the scoring for Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo

Dnipro strike late in Napoli for first-leg draw

Napoli have it all to do to reach the Europa League final after Dnipro hit them with a sucker-punch equaliser to draw the first leg of their semi-final 1-1 in Italy.

Soccer • 07 May 15