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Napoli 1-0 Liverpool: Insigne late goal seals win as Reds suffer 3 games without victory

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Lorenzo Insigne struck in the 90th minute as Napoli claimed a deserved 1-0 win over Liverpool to leave Champions League Group C wide open.

2018/2019 UEFA Champions League

1-0

Match Events

10' CHANCE! Insigne's shot inches wide out

19' Naby Keita stretchered off for Liverpool

32' SAVE! Alisson denies Milik's shot

50' CHANCE! Milik's long shot saved

73' Alisson blocks Callejon at close range

74' Gomez clears ball at the goal-line

81' CLOSE! Mertens' shot hits the bar

90' GOAL! Napoli 1-0 Liverpool (Insigne)

Napoli strike right at the death - and it's no more than they deserve! Robertson loses Callejon and he has time to drill a brilliant low cross past Alisson for Lorenzo Insigne to poke home on the stretch. What looked to be a credible point away from home has been snatched from Liverpool's grasp.

Match Report

The Reds struggled to make much of an impression on the match as their blunt attack were kept quiet and Napoli finally made their superiority count at the end, moving themselves top of the early table with four points.

The Reds' tails will be up for Sunday's Premier League clash against Manchester City, who they beat in three out of four matches last season.

Line-ups

Napoli XI: Albiol, Hamsik, D. Ospina, Callejón, Maksimovic, Allan, Insigne, Mário Rui, K. Koulibaly, A. Milik, F.Ruiz

Subs: Orestis Karnezis, D. Mertens, Verdi, Hysaj, P. Zieliński, Rog, A.Diawara

Liverpool XI: Milner, Wijnaldum, Alisson, Roberto Firmino, Salah, Van Dijk, S. Mané, A.Robertson, Gomez, N.Keita, T. Alexander-Arnold

Subs: Sturridge, S. Mignolet, J. Henderson, D. Lovren, X. Shaqiri, Moreno, Fabinho