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Zurich 1-3 Napoli: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Partenopei Ease to Victory in Switzerland

Napoli cruised past Swiss side Zurich in the first leg of their Europa League round of 32 clash, winning 3-1 at the Stadion Letzigrund on Thursday night.

The Italian team found possession easy to come by in the early stages of the game, as their hosts were sloppy on the ball with many players guilty of misplacing passes and making poor decisions.

The Serie A side only took 11 minutes to capitalise on a Zurich error, as they were gifted the lead by Zurich goalkeeper Yanick Brecher.

Brecher took an awful first touch from a harmless backpass from Andreas Maxso, leaving Napoli forward Arkadiusz Milik with the opportunity to square the ball to Lorenzo Insigne, who tapped into an empty net.