Napoli beat Monza 4–1 in Serie A after reaching the interval level at 1–1. Rasmus Højlund scored after ten minutes, but Gustavo Varela equalised for Monza in the 43rd, removing Napoli’s early advantage shortly before half-time.
Matteo Politano restored the lead after 48 minutes. Rafa Marín added the third in the 62nd and Kevin De Bruyne completed the scoring in the 67th. The final gap was therefore created through three goals during the opening 22 minutes of the second half, rather than through a comfortable lead held from the beginning.
ESPN records 16 Napoli attempts and seven on target, compared with 12 Monza attempts and five on target. Those totals give context to the period in which Napoli made the difference count. Four different players shared the scoring, so the outcome also reflected several attacking contributions rather than a double or hat-trick from one individual.
Monza 1–4 Napoli
Match date: 2026-10-28 21:45 Asia/Jerusalem. Result and scoring timeline according to ESPN’s match record.
- Rasmus Højlund — 10' — Napoli
- Gustavo Varela — 43' — Monza
- Matteo Politano — 48' — Napoli
- Rafa Marín — 62' — Napoli
- Kevin De Bruyne — 67' — Napoli
Archival cover photograph: Kevin De Bruyne with Belgium against Canada at the 2022 World Cup; not an image of the current event. Photographer/creator: Hossein Zohrevand. Image source and metadata; CC BY 4.0. The Wikimedia-supplied thumbnail is used without further modification. Image date as recorded by the source: 2022-11-23.
