Match Report
Napoli went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Real Sociedad sat 2nd on 9 — a 2-point gap. On recent form Real Sociedad sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Napoli 1.17 scored and 0.67 conceded per game, Real Sociedad 0.83 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.55.
Real Sociedad had drawn their last four.
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.