Champions League: Napoli slumps in Eindhoven and takes six goals from PSV. Inter scores four goals in Belgium.

A third Champions League matchday was a mixed bag for the Italian teams. Napoli suffered a shocking 6-2 defeat away to PSV, after taking the lead through McTominay. Meanwhile, in Belgium, Inter Milan won 4-0 against Union Saint-Gilloise thanks to another impressive performance from Pio Esposito.

PSV-Napoli 6-2

In the first half, after just six minutes, Gilmour played a deep pass to De Bruyne, who beat the advancing Dutch goalkeeper but, having moved too wide, saw his cross into the center blocked for a corner by the red and white defense. In the 10th minute, Milinkovic-Savic saved the result with a decisive save on the former Parma player's close-range shot. The Dutch pushed forward, and in the 18th minute, Saibari found the net, but his goal was disallowed for offside. After half an hour, Spinazzola invented a splendid solo move down the left flank, a precise cross into the middle, and McTominay, with a header, makes it 1-0. The joy, however, is short-lived. In the 34th minute PSV equalises: a cross from the left by Perisic and Good morning, in an attempt to anticipate Til, unfortunately heads the ball into his own net, fooling Milinkovic-Savic. Five minutes later, in the 39th minute, the Dutch complete their comeback. In the Azzurri penalty area, there is a dubious contact between Lucca and an opponent, the referee lets it go and PSV restarts at full speed. A mistake by Beukema opens the way for Saibari, who slips through the net of a defense that is too high, beats Buongiorno and scores the 2-1.

Napoli tried to react at the start of the second half, but PSV scored their third goal in the 54th minute. Mario Junior broke down the right, taking advantage of a defensive lapse, and served Male who, well positioned in the area, anticipates Beukema and scores the 3-1. In the 76th minute Lucca is sent off directly for protesting, leaving Napoli with ten men. Four minutes later, in the 80th minute, it is again Male to strike, signing the 4-1 and his personal brace. The Azzurri shorten with McTominay, who heads the ball home from a corner by Neres, but PSV doesn't stop. In the final Drioech put his signature on the goleada, scoring two goals that set the result at 6-2.

Union Saint Gilloise-Inter 0-4

The hosts started strongly, pressing high and making it difficult for Inter to build from the back. After just three minutes, Sommer was forced to make a prodigious save to avoid going behind: following a corner, Lautaro Martinez cleared a close-range shot off the line, but the ball fell to Rasmussen, who fired with his right foot, only to be met by a splendid save from the Swiss goalkeeper, who deflected it behind for a corner. The Nerazzurri grew in strength, and Calhanoglu tried his luck from outside the box, while Pio Esposito, making his Champions League debut as a starter, almost scored with a header that went over. Inter's pressing became constant, and, towards the end of the first half, they earned a deserved lead. In the 41st minute, following a corner, Dumfries He pounced on the ball and, with a diving header, beat the keeper to make it 0-1. Five minutes later, at the end of the first of two minutes of injury time, the Nerazzurri doubled their lead. lautaro martinez He is served by Pio Esposito, controls the ball and crosses it with his right foot to the far post, making it 2-0.

In the second half, Inter dominated from start to finish and scored their third goal in the 53rd minute from a penalty awarded for a handball by Mac Allister in the penalty area. From the spot, Inter stepped up Calhanoglu, who wrong-footed the goalkeeper and made it 3-0. Ten minutes later, Pio Esposito nearly scored the fourth goal, missing a spectacular pass into an empty net from Dumfries. The 2005-born player postponed his chance to score by a few minutes. In the 76th minute, Bonny, who had just come on for Lautaro, started out on the left and delivered a perfect pass into the center that Esposito he hits the net, sealing the final 4-0 with his first joy in the Champions League.