Napoli’s injury crisis deepened as the Italian side suffered another painful defeat in the Champions League, going down 4-1 away to Porto. It was Napoli’s third loss in their opening four European matches, leaving Massimiliano Allegri’s side in an increasingly difficult position. Porto, who had yet to pick up a point in the competition before this encounter, made the perfect start through Jan Bednarek, only for Scott McTominay to restore parity before half-time and give the visitors hope.

But the second half belonged entirely to the Portuguese hosts. Porto turned up the pressure and twice came close to scoring, hitting the crossbar on both occasions. Their persistence finally paid off when Vega put the Dragons back in front.

Napoli’s situation then deteriorated rapidly. Kiwior extended Porto’s lead before Rafa Marin was sent off, leaving the visitors with ten men. Samu made the most of the resulting penalty opportunity, completing a comprehensive 4-1 victory for Francesco Farioli’s team.

2026-27, Champions League

Porto - Napoli 4:1 (1:1)
Goals: Bednarek, 11 (1:0); McTominay, 43 (1:1); Veiga G., 71 (2:1); Kiwior, 80 (3:1); Samu, 90 (penalty) (4:1)

Porto: Costa D.; Kiwior; Bednarek; Alberto Costa; Fernandes M. (Sanusi, 67); Veiga G. (Hwang In-beom, 78); Pepê E. (Fofana S., 78); Rosario; Sainz B. (Gimenez S., 67); Froholdt; André Silva (Samu, 56)
Substitution: Samu (from 56); Sanusi (from 67); Gimenez S. (from 67); Hwang In-beom (from 78); Fofana S. (from 78)
Bench: Ramos; João Costa; Pérez N.; Souza; Moura; Varela A.; Pietuszewski
Yellow Cards: Veiga G. 45

Napoli: Meret; Rrahmani Am.; Marín Ra. (till 88); Beukema; Gilmour B.; McTominay; De Bruyne; Politano (Lucca L., 81); Zambo Anguissa André-Frank (Lang N., 78); Vergara A. (Giovane, 78); Höjlund R.
Substitution: Lang N. (from 78); Giovane (from 78); Lucca L. (from 81)
Bench: Contini N.; Milinkovic-Savic V.
Yellow Cards: Vergara A. 1; Zambo Anguissa André-Frank 21; Rrahmani Am. 36; McTominay 36
Red cards: Marín Ra. 88'