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regular-article-logo Monday, 23 December 2024

Napoli loses despite early goal; Roma, Tottenham win

The new European tournament could allow Roma coach Jose Mourinho to complete a career treble after previously winning the Champions League and Europa League

Agencies London Published 02.10.21, 12:58 AM
Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane after his hat-trick on Thursday.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane after his hat-trick on Thursday. Twitter / @HKane

Taking the lead after just 11 seconds wasn’t enough for Napoli to avoid a loss in the second round of Europa League group stage matches.

Eljif Elmas on Thursday netted the early goal for Napoli but Spartak Moscow rallied to a 3-2 victory after both teams were reduced to 10 men.

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Lazio, Lyon and West Ham also earned wins.

In the new third-tier Europa Conference League, Harry Kane netted a hat-trick despite coming on as a substitute before the hour mark in a 5-1 victory over Slovenia’s FC Mura.

Stephan El Shaarawy scored seven minutes into the game to put Roma on course to a 3-0 away win at Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk.

The new European tournament could allow Roma coach Jose Mourinho to complete a career treble after previously winning the Champions League and Europa League.

In the same group (Group C), Mahir Emreli scored his eighth goal of the season for Legia Warsaw to beat Leicester 1-0 and give the Polish team a second straight win. Leicester and Napoli have one point each.

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