Napoli 3-0 Frosinone: De Bruyne penalty and Lang strike settle it early, late goal seals the win
Napoli beat Frosinone 3-0 at the Maradona, with a retaken penalty converted by De Bruyne, a Lang strike, and a late goal in stoppage time.
- Napoli went ahead in the first half through a retaken De Bruyne penalty and a Lang goal
- A third Napoli goal came in the 90th+4 minute
- Frosinone failed to score despite several substitutions
Napoli 3-0 Frosinone
Scorers: 29' pen. De Bruyne (Napoli), 32' Lang (Napoli), 90'+4 (Napoli)
Kick-off: Saturday 10 October 2026, 19:45 UK time / 20:45 CEST, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples.
The match
Napoli wrapped up the contest in the first half after a dramatic sequence midway through the opening 45 minutes. In the 27th minute, Rasmus Højlund had his penalty saved, but a VAR review led to the spot-kick being retaken. Kevin De Bruyne stepped up this time and converted in the 29th minute to put the hosts ahead.
Napoli doubled their lead shortly after: Noa Lang scored in the 32nd minute to make it 2-0, a score that held until half-time.
In the second half, Frosinone made an early change at the break, bringing on Terzić for Masini. Napoli then rotated their side with a string of substitutions: Lucca and McTominay replaced Højlund and Neres in the 61st minute, Gilmour came on for Lobotka in the 71st, and Giovane replaced Lang in the 72nd. Frosinone responded with Fini on in the 63rd minute, Cichella in the 76th, and Zerbin in the 83rd.
Late on, Napoli picked up two bookings, Rrahmani in the 80th minute and Badiashile in the 86th, before sealing the result with a goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time to make it 3-0.
The numbers
Napoli had the edge in shots, 19 to Frosinone's 17, and were far more clinical on target with 8 shots on goal compared to just 1 for the visitors. Possession was fairly even, 51% to 49% in Napoli's favour. Corners went 6-4 to the home side. Frosinone committed more fouls (12 to 8) but finished the match without a single card, while Napoli picked up two yellows, both late in the game.
Table and next fixtures
Napoli move to 7 points after five rounds (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses), while Frosinone stay on 10 points (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss) despite the defeat. Inter lead the table with 16 points, ahead of Roma and Lazio on 13, and Cagliari on 12.
Napoli travel to face Venezia on Saturday 17 October at 15:00, while Frosinone host Sassuolo on Friday 16 October at 20:45.