Napoli lifted the Supercoppa Italiana after working out 2-0 winners over Bologna in Riyadh on Monday.
David Neres scored a brace for the reigning Serie A champions at Al-Awwal Park, house of Cristiano Ronadlo’s membership aspect Al-Nassr, as Antonio Conte’s males gained their second trophy of the calendar yr.
Neres discovered the web in each halves in opposition to the Coppa Italia holders as Napoli emerged victorious regardless of the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, Andre Frank Zambo Anguissa, Billy Gilmour and Alex Meret.
Gli Azzurri, presently third in Italy’s top-flight, had an incredible probability to open the scoring on 37 minutes when Neres discovered Leonardo Spinazzola via the center however Federico Ravaglia within the Bologna objective received a fingertip to the dinked end, slowing the ball down sufficient for Lewis Ferguson to clear off the road.
It mattered little. Moments later, the impasse was damaged in fashion, Neres shimmying away from a defender earlier than bending a chic end into the highest nook.
Ferguson then had an opportunity after the break however the Brighton loanee received the timing of his bounce all fallacious and his header nestled into the grateful arms of Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
Napoli and Neres doubled their tally moments later, dinking a fragile end over the keeper from a decent angle after pouncing on the weak cross out from Ravaglia.
Conte’s group ought to have added sheen to the scoreline late on when Miguel Gutierrez flashed a ball throughout from the left, however each Rasmus Hojlund and Matteo Politano failed to attach.
Minutes later, the ultimate whistle sounded and Napoli claimed one other piece of silverware.
