Napoli heaped yet more misery on Rangers’ luckless European campaign on Wednesday night, as Giovanni Simeone’s double and a late Leo Ostigard header secured a convincing 3-0 victory in Naples.
Napoli manager Luciano Spalletti was adamant there was no chance of his side underestimating Rangers pre-match, but their ruthless performance told a different story.
The Italians, top of Serie A and leaders of Group A, demonstrated exactly why they are dominating on both domestic and European fronts with a display that blew the winless Scots away within 16 first-half minutes.
Simeone’s quick-fire double had Napoli cruising, before Ostigard powered a header beyond a helpless Alan McGregor from a pinpoint Giacomo Raspadori corner.
With a perfect set of results, ahead of a showdown with Liverpool next week, Napoli have become the first Italian side to win their opening five games of a Champions League campaign since Juventus achieved the same feat in 2004-05. They’ve also set a new club record of 12 consecutive wins in all competitions.