Napoli suffered a 3-0 defeat against what now looks to be a potent Sampdoria side at the Marassi on Sunday night.
Carlo Ancelotti's side were dominated by the hosts in the first half and hardly looked the team who ran Juventus close for the Serie A title last season.
Starting out in third place against an 18th-placed Sampdoria, it was expected that the Naples-based outfit would at least put on a decent showing. But instead, they hardly threatened Sampdoria in the first half and found themselves down 2-0 by minute 32, with Gregoire Defrel scoring both times.