Napoli fought their way to a 2-0 win over Venezia, despite Victor Osimhen’s early red card and Lorenzo Insigne missing one of his two penalties.
The Partenopei missed Dries Mertens, Diego Demme and Faouzi Ghoulam under new boss Luciano Spalletti, while the Lagunari had Marco Modolo, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Antonio Vacca and Mattia Aramu suspended, Domen Crnigoj injured, Gianluca Busio and David Okereke not yet cleared after transfers.
Matteo Politano flung himself at a Lorenzo Insigne cross to the back post, bringing a great save from Niki Maenpaa’s legs.
Victor Osimhen twice harassed the Venezia goalkeeper and defence into early errors with his pressing, but was a bit too aggressive when shoving Daan Heymans as they tussled on a corner and the referee opted for a straight red card, considering it to be a punch.
