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Key moments
- 5:13 PM ETEnd of match
- 5:09 PM ET40'Goal · SSC Napoli 6-2
- 5:06 PM ET35'Goal · Aris Thessaloniki 5-2
- 5:01 PM ET30'Goal · SSC Napoli 5-1
- 4:50 PM ET20'Goal · SSC Napoli 4-1
- 4:42 PM ET10'Goal by De Bruyne · 3-1
- 4:08 PM ETSecond half starts
- 4:07 PM ETEnd of first half
- 4:05 PM ET45'Goal · SSC Napoli 2-1
- 3:49 PM ET30'Goal · Aris Thessaloniki 1-1
- 3:43 PM ET20'Goal · SSC Napoli 1-0
End of match
In an eight-goal match, Napoli beat Aris in a friendly to prepare for the season. Racic scored twice for the Greeks, while McTominay, Rrahmani, De Bruyne (with two) and Lorenzo Lucca (also with two) scored for Napoli!
Added time
After eight goals in the game, we were reaching the end, where both teams were already reducing the pace, exchanging passes and controlling the game without dangerous attacks in attack. There were two more minutes of extra time in the second half, just as a protocol.
Goal for Napoli
Napoli continued to press and Giovane received the pass in front to find De Bruyne in the confusion, hitting hard into the goal, making the score 6-2 for Napoli in the game, a four-goal advantage!
Goal for Aris
Aris FC once again came close to scoring through Racic, who fired a long-range shot into the back of the net, reducing the score to 5-2 for Aris. This gave Napoli a comfortable lead despite conceding two goals in the friendly match!
Goal for Napoli
De Bruyne received the pass up front and took a powerful shot, which hit the post. Lorenzo Lucca pounced on the rebound and slotted it into the back of the net, further extending Napoli's lead to 5-1 in the score!
Napoli changes
After the fourth goal, Napoli made further changes, with Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani and Vergara leaving the field and Garofalo, Obaretin and Mazzocchi entering. Napoli managed to dominate the match without suffering any scares, controlling the pace of the game!
Goal for Napoli
In a brilliant passing sequence, Noa Lang found the ball for Vergara, who then passed it to Lorenzo Lucca to finish and send the ball into the back of the net, extending Napoli's lead to 4-1 in the score!
Changes in Napoli
Napoli made three more changes after the goal, leaving Spinazzola, Politano and Hojlund for Lorenzo Lucca, Giovane and Noa Lang. Napoli continued to dominate the game and tried to score more goals in the friendly.
Goal for napioli
Politano received the pass up front and switched the play to De Bruyne, who carried the ball forward and struck a powerful shot into the back of the net, making it 3-1 in the score for Napoli in the second half!
Changes in halftime
Napoli returned for the second half with four changes, with Meret, McTominay, Gilmour and Alisson Santos leaving and Milinkovic-Savic (goalkeeper), De Bruyne, Lobotka and Vergara entering. On the Aris side, Kadewere was replaced by Boussaid.
Second half starts
The players returned to the field and the ball rolled for the second half of the match between Napoli and Aris FC, with all the plays and excitement here on VAVEL, in this pre-season clash of the 2026-27 season!
End of first half
In a hectic first half, Napoli took an early lead with a good from Rrahmani, while Aris FC equalized through Uros Racic. Late in the game, almost at the final whistle, McTominay scored for the Italian side, who went into halftime leading 2-1!
Goal for Napoli
And the pressure paid off! Napoli maintained their attacking pressure and secured a good through McTominay, following a run by Alisson, putting the home side ahead and winning the friendly 2-1 in the score!
OUT
After struggling for a few minutes in their own half, Napoli were creating chances again in the attacking third, where Spinazzola received the pass and shot hard, across goal, sending the ball wide! Napoli were trying to apply pressure in the attacking third once more!
Aris Pressing
After conceding the equalizer, Napoli continued to struggle under pressure from Aris, who created a series of dangerous attacks, circling the Italian team's area and attempting to take an early lead, while Napoli tried to get back into the game.
Goal for Aris FC
At the edge of the area, Aris won a free kick, which Racic took directly at goal, giving Meret no chance to save, equalizing the match with a fantastic free-kick goal to make it 1-1! Aris started to get forward and equalized the game!
Meret
Politano received the pass in front to get the shot, but sent the ball out. Soon after, in a quick response, Kadewere received the ball to shoot hard, with Meret saving Napoli for the first time in the game.
Goal for Napoli
Napoli continued to press, controlling the game's actions, until Rrahmani received the pass and hit hard, from distance, to send the ball into the back of the goal, opening the scoring with a beautiful goal for Napoli!
Blocked
Aris attempted a counter-attack, where Kadewere got a shot off, but it went wide. Soon after, Napoli regained control, maintained possession and tried to finish, where Alisson shot powerfully, but hit the defense once again. Napoli were trying to take the lead!
Out
Napoli continued to press in the attacking field, exchanging passes and managing to reach danger, where Alisson received the pass in attack to pass the defender and get a strong finish, but sending the ball out!
Dioudis
Hojlund received the pass up front and managed a powerful shot when he was one-on-one with Dioudis, but Dioudis made the save, denying Aris their first chance of the game! Napoli started the game pressing high up the pitch!
Here we go
The players took to the pitch and the ball rolled for the duel between both sides, in these first 45 minutes of the friendly match in preparation for the 2026-27 season, with all the plays and emotions of the confrontation here on VAVEL!
Aris FC lined-up!
With a 4-3-3 formation, Aris FC was lined up for the friendly match and took the field to face Napoli with: Dioudis, Fadiga, Fabiano, Dele-Bashiru and Kerkez; Racic, Jensen and Gianniotas; Garré, Kadewere and Rafa Mir.
And that's all for now! Thank you so much for watching this friendly match, with all the action and excitement here on VAVEL! Stay tuned for updates and upcoming games. Good afternoon and see you next time!