Series A 2025-26: Napoli maintains a perfect start after 3-2 victory against Pisa

Napoli was made to work hard, but it maintained its perfect start to the Serie A 2025-26 season with a 3-2 home victory on Pisa on Monday, which clearly brought the holder on top of the rankings.

Billy Gilmour scored his first goal at senior club level to give Napoli a first half a lead, but the penalty of M’bala Nzola at the hour Drew Pisa level.

Leonardo Spinazzola and the goals of Lorenzo Lucca seemed to have packed the victory before Lorran’s late goal provided the visitor for a nervous end.

«It was over 3-1, Pisa didn’t even press us anymore. But all you need is that little moment of superficiality, and it all changes,» Spinazzola said Sky Sports.

Napoli has 12 points after four games, two points ahead of Juventus, which was held on Saturday to a 1-1 draw in Hellas Verona, while promoted Pisa stays on the second soil with one point.

From the start, the host looked into control, maintained the possession and investigating the Pisabackline, but the visitors deserved almost an early fine. Kevin De Bruyne polluted Mehdi Leris in the area, but a VAR control ruled that the Pisa -midfielder had previously handled the ball.

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Napoli then started to turn the screw, with the Pisa area under constant pressure, and although Eljif Elmas had the ball in the net, the goal was excluded from offside. However, the host took the lead six minutes before the break.

The pull-back from Spinazzola found Gilmour on the edge of the area and after a smart dummy left his marker on the grass, the bent shot of the Scottish midfielder found the far under the corner.

Pisa created the first real chance after the interval, with Ebenezer Akinsanmiro’s shot tipped over the bar by Alex Meret and from the resulting angle, Napoli gave a penalty for a Sam Beukema handball, which Nzola converted.

Spinzzola cut inside and held his marker off before he drilled a low shot in the net in the 73rd, and then replacement Lucca hit the ball in the upper corner from a tight corner against his old club eight minutes of time, the game appeared.

Giovanni di Lorenzo, sent in the 0-2 loss of Napoli in Manchester City in the Champions League on Thursday, abused an attempt to approve the box, allowing Samual Angori to play the ball in Lorran for a 90th minute Pisa target.

Napoli held on and although it was far from a vintage version against promoted Pisa, the side of Antonio Conte is on maximum points and free of the rest.

«We are at the top, but there is still a long way to go. We really have to end our games better, because it was over and we allowed them to open it all again,» Spinazzola added.

Published on September 23, 2025