Venezia Secure 1-0 Win Over Napoli
Serie A Round 7 action took place at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo in Venezia on 17 October 2026, with sunny skies and a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius setting the stage for the contest, officiated by referee Juan Luca Sacchi. Venezia, set up in a 3-5-2 by coach Davide Nicola, hosted a Napoli side led by Massimiliano Allegri in a 3-4-2-1. Despite Napoli entering as pre-match favourites, it was the hosts who struck first and held firm, with goalkeeper Filip Stanković delivering a standout performance between the posts to preserve the advantage. Venezia also dealt with the setback of conceding a second-half penalty, which Napoli failed to convert, and saw out the match to claim a narrow 1-0 victory.

Key Events
45' - End of the first half with the score level at 0-0.
49' - Simon Sohm assisted Akor Adams to score, making it 1-0 to Venezia.
54' - Napoli made a triple change: Rasmus Højlund replaced Lorenzo Lucca, Kevin De Bruyne replaced Billy Gilmour, and Alisson Santos replaced Giovane Nascimento.
61' - Toma Bašić (Venezia) was shown a yellow card.
63' - Venezia brought on Albion Rrahmani for John Yeboah, while Napoli introduced Matteo Politano in place of Sam Beukema.
68' - Kevin De Bruyne (Napoli) missed a penalty, leaving the score at 1-0.
71' - Venezia made a double substitution: Pasquale Mazzocchi replaced Ridgeciano Haps and Thórir Helgason replaced Toma Bašić.
72' - Joël Schingtienne replaced Matías Moreno for Venezia.
80' - Kike Pérez (Venezia) was shown a yellow card.
82' - Venezia swapped Lamine Fanne for Simon Sohm, and Napoli brought on Mathías Olivera for Leonardo Spinazzola.
90' - End of the second half, with Venezia winning 1-0.
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