§ Champions League · 2025-26 · League Stage 2

Napoli 2–1 Sporting CP

  • Højlund 36'
  • Højlund 79'
  • Suárez 62' (pen.)

1 October 2025

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Napoli against Sporting CP on 1 October 2025, in the 2025-26 Champions League (League Stage 2).

Player of the match: Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli), rated 59, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 10 final-third passes. De Bruyne produced 1.9 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 1.2 times the cost.

For Sporting CP, the highest-rated player was Alisson Santos, with 74.

Rasmus Højlund scored twice.

59
Player of the match

Kevin De Bruyne

Napoli · 81'

Produced 1.91× and cost 1.22× their position's average

Added
  • 2 big chances created 4.0×
  • 10 final-third passes 2.0×
  • 3 key passes 2.9×
Took away
  • 2 balls lost 2.3×
  • 6 misplaced passes 1.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Napoli
PlayerPositionMinRating
Kevin De Bruyne ★ Midfielder 81 59
Matteo Politano Forward 69 58
Rasmus Højlund Forward 90 55
Vanja Milinković-Savić Goalkeeper 90 55
Sam Beukema Defender 90 54
Noa Lang Forward 21 49
Leonardo Spinazzola Defender 90 45
Juan Jesus Defender 90 40
Stanislav Lobotka Midfielder 90 38
David Neres Forward 21 38
Scott McTominay Midfielder 69 32
Miguel Gutiérrez Defender 81 25
Frank Anguissa Midfielder 90 22
Billy Gilmour Midfielder 9 no rating
Mathías Olivera Defender 9 no rating
Lorenzo Lucca Forward 1 no rating
Sporting CP
PlayerPositionMinRating
Alisson Santos Forward 23 74
Zeno Debast Defender 23 70
Morten Hjulmand Midfielder 90 63
Geny Catamo Forward 46 51
Geovany Quenda Forward 90 47
Luis Suárez Forward 44 45
João Simões Midfielder 78 44
Eduardo Quaresma Defender 67 42
Iván Fresneda Defender 90 40
Gonçalo Inácio Defender 90 38
Pedro Gonçalves Forward 44 36
Maxi Araújo Defender 90 34
Francisco Trincão Midfielder 46 34
Rui Silva Goalkeeper 90 33
Fotis Ioannidis Forward 67 31
Hidemasa Morita Midfielder 12 no rating

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La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Sporting CP player recovered the most balls?

João Simões, with 7 recoveries. Next: Geovany Quenda 4, Maxi Araújo 4.

João Simões registered 7 ball recoveries for Sporting CP in the 2–1 loss away to Napoli. Simões led the team cleanly over Geovany Quenda and Maxi Araújo, who managed 4 each.

Which Napoli player won the most aerial duels?

Rasmus Højlund, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Juan Jesus 1, Kevin De Bruyne 1.

Rasmus Højlund provided an aerial outlet for Napoli with 4 aerials won in the 2–1 win against Sporting CP. No other Napoli player won more than a single aerial duel.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Napoli 2–1 Sporting CP, Champions League 2025-26. Player of the match: Kevin De Bruyne, 59
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.