Match Report
Napoli went into the game 2nd in the table on 10 points; FC Union Berlin sat 4th on 2 — an 8-point gap. FC Union Berlin ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Napoli ran at 1.67 scored and 1.5 conceded, FC Union Berlin at 1 and 1.67.
Defeat had followed defeat for FC Union Berlin — 12 in succession. Napoli had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; FC Union Berlin, 0.
The venue was Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Naples, with room for 60,240 spectators. On the scoreboard, Napoli led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.