Porto pulled clear after the break at the Estádio do Dragão to beat Napoli 4-1 on matchday 4 of the Champions League league stage.
UEFA Champions League · League Stage – 4 · 4 Nov 2026
FC Porto4 – 1Napoli
Jan Bednarek 11′
Gabri Veiga 71′
Jakub Kiwior 80′
Samuel Aghehowa 90′ (pen)Scott McTominay 43′
Half-time 1–1 · Venue: Estádio do Dragão · Referee: Michael Oliver
Gabri Veiga scored one and set up another as FC Porto ran away with the second half against Napoli on Wednesday 4 November. Massimiliano Allegri’s side were level at the interval through Scott McTominay, then conceded three times after the hour and finished with ten men.
Michael Oliver showed Napoli four yellow cards before half-time. Vergara was booked inside the first minute.
Bednarek opens, McTominay replies before the break
Porto went ahead in the 11th minute. Bednarek finished after Gabri Veiga provided the assist.
Napoli’s discipline cost them a string of cautions. Anguissa was booked in the 21st minute, Rrahmani in the 35th and McTominay a minute later. The Scotland international answered on the scoresheet in the 43rd minute to make it 1-1, his goal unassisted. Gabri Veiga picked up a yellow card of his own in first-half stoppage time.
Gabri Veiga turns the game after the hour
The decisive spell began in the 71st minute. Santiago Giménez laid on the goal for Gabri Veiga, who restored Porto’s lead. He was replaced after 78 minutes, finishing with four shots and three key passes, and was rated 8.89, the highest on the pitch.
Kiwior made it 3-1 in the 80th minute, set up by Hwang In-Beom. Both Porto centre-backs in the starting XI had now scored. Bednarek was rated 8.11 and Kiwior 7.94.
Napoli’s night got worse in the 88th minute when Rafa Marín was shown a straight red card. Two minutes later Aghehowa converted a penalty to complete the scoring, having played 34 minutes.
The numbers favoured the hosts throughout. Porto had 19 shots to Napoli’s 11, with 8 on target against 6, and built expected goals of 3.17 compared with 1.44. Possession was close, at 52% to 48%. Francesco Farioli’s side also committed only 8 fouls to Napoli’s 11.
Porto’s fourth straight win, Napoli’s second defeat in a row
This was a fourth consecutive victory for Porto in all competitions. Before beating Napoli, they had beaten Estoril 4-0, Academico Viseu 1-0 and GIL Vicente 1-0, a run that followed back-to-back defeats to PSV Eindhoven and Real Betis.
Napoli are heading the other way. This loss came straight after a 2-0 defeat to Juventus, and their last six games read two wins, one draw and three defeats. McTominay, rated 7.56, was their best performer.
Both sides are back in league action on Sunday 8 November. Porto travel to Vitória SC in the Primeira Liga, while Napoli host Lazio in Serie A.
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