Napoli 2-1 Olympiacos: Lukaku injured in final friendly - Soccer News
Briefly

Napoli finished their pre-season with a 2-1 win over Olympiacos. Matteo Politano scored first, followed by Lorenzo Lucca, who replaced the injured Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku suffered a suspected quad injury and was substituted in the first half. Despite concerns over tensions on the field with yellow cards issued to players, Napoli maintained control. Olympiacos’s Chiquinho scored a late goal due to a mistake by Napoli's goalkeeper. Napoli ended their pre-season campaign with three consecutive wins and prepares for their first Serie A match against Sassuolo.
Matteo Politano opened the scoring for Napoli after 16 minutes with a stunning effort, driving into the opposition box and curling the ball around the Olympiacos goalkeeper.
Lukaku suffered a suspected quad injury, leaving the match before half-time, but Napoli secured the win with a second goal from Lorenzo Lucca in the 54th minute.
Lucca finished off a swift counter-attack that started with Kevin De Bruyne, establishing Napoli's advantage before Chiquinho scored a late consolation goal for Olympiacos.
Napoli concludes their pre-season with three wins, gearing up for their Serie A title defense starting against Sassuolo on August 23.
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