Serie A: Napoli and Inter start new season on right foot
The Partenopei claimed their first Serie A title on Saturday in 33 years last season but found themselves on the back foot just seven minutes into the game as Abdou Harroui converted a penalty to give the newly-promoted an early lead.
ROME: Napoli started their campaign to defend the title as they kicked off the 2023-24 Serie A season with a 3-1 comeback victory over Frosinone, while Inter also registered an opening win after beating Monza 2-0.
The Partenopei claimed their first Serie A title on Saturday in 33 years last season but found themselves on the back foot just seven minutes into the game as Abdou Harroui converted a penalty to give the newly-promoted an early lead.
The defending champion pulled back on level terms in the 24th minute as a rebound kindly fell for Matteo Politano to hit in a missile out of the box, reports Xinhua.
The away side turned around the game before the break when Giovanni Di Lorenzo rolled across from the right and the best scorer of last season, Victor Osimhen opened his account by sweeping it home.
Osimhen got his second in the 74th minute as the Nigerian was sent clear to beat the goalkeeper one-on-one.
Also on Saturday, Inter entered into the new season by hosting Monza at San Siro. Lautaro Martinez's tap-in on Denzel Dumfries' cross in the 8th minute put the Nerazzurri in front and in the second-half new signing Marko Arnautovic provided another assist for the Argentine to slide it in at the back post.
Elsewhere, Fiorentina dominated Genoa 4-1 while Hellas Verona edged past Empoli 1-0.