Overview
- PSV beat Napoli 6-2 in Eindhoven after the visitors led through Scott McTominay, with an own goal by Alessandro Buongiorno, a Lorenzo Lucca red card and a late collapse capping Antonio Conte’s heaviest defeat as a coach.
- Conte voiced disappointment, argued the squad’s many newcomers need time and, in colorful remarks, said he would “bring the whip” next time, as Italian media criticized the team and the club launched internal reflections.
- Napoli’s slide includes a second straight loss, four consecutive away defeats, eight matches without a clean sheet and 16 goals conceded, with Inter, Lecce and Como up next in a tight domestic stretch.
- Noa Lang said he has barely spoken with Conte and is frustrated by limited minutes; Conte replied that the focus must remain on the group and that selections will reward hard work.
- Juventus arrive at the Bernabéu winless in six as Igor Tudor reverts to a back three, naming a 3-4-2-1 with Di Gregorio; Gatti, Rugani, Kelly; Kalulu, Thuram, McKennie, Cambiaso; Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic, against a Real Madrid side rolling under Xabi Alonso with Kylian Mbappé in prolific form.