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Venezia beat Napoli 1-0 as Stankovic saves De Bruyne penalty
Venezia beat Napoli 1-0 in a Serie A match in Venice.
Striker Adams scored the winning goal early in the second half after a defensive mistake by Napoli.
Venezia’s goalkeeper Filip Stankovic made several important saves as Napoli pressed for an equaliser.
Stankovic saved De Bruyne’s penalty after Rasmus Hojlund was brought down in the box.
The win gave Venezia its first points of the season and came in Davide Nicola’s first match as the team’s coach.
Napoli suffered another league defeat, while Venezia celebrated a much-needed victory.
The match accounts do not describe what either team will do next.
Venezia beat Napoli 1-0, earning their first three points of the season.
Adams scored the only goal early in the second half after a defensive mistake by Rrahmani.
Venezia goalkeeper Stankovic saved a penalty taken by De Bruyne and made several other key saves.
The match was played at the Penzo stadium on 17 October 2026.
The win was Davide Nicola’s first match in charge of Venezia.
- Who
- Venezia beat Napoli.
- What
- Venezia won 1-0, with Adams scoring and Stankovic saving a De Bruyne penalty.
- When
- 17 October 2026.
- Where
- The Penzo stadium in Venice.
- Why
- Adams scored after a defensive error by Rrahmani; Stankovic’s saves helped preserve Venezia’s lead.
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The teams went into halftime level after a largely uneventful opening period.
Adams scored for Venezia after Rrahmani misjudged a long ball.
Hojlund won a penalty, but Stankovic saved De Bruyne’s shot.
Venezia held on to win 1-0.
- Final score
- Venezia 1-0 Napoli
- Scorer
- Adams
- Penalty saved
- Stankovic saved De Bruyne’s penalty
- Venue
- Penzo stadium, Venice
- Venezia coach
- Davide Nicola
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