News about Matteo Politano

Champions Napoli came from behind to pull a 2-2 draw at promoted Genoa in Serie A on Saturday, with second-half goals by Giacomo Raspadori and Matteo Politano. Defender Mattia Bani took the lead in the 40th minute after the ball bounced into the roof of the net after a corner, before Italy forward Mateo Retegui added the second for the hosts after the break. Raspadori sparked Napoli's hopes of returning to action after he narrowed the gap with a shot into the top corner and Politano stepped back with a close-range volley six minutes from time.

Napoli ekeled Sassuolo on Sunday, 2-0 home win over them, thanks to Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Di Lorenzo's goals. After Sassuolo's Daniel Boloca brought down Matteo Politano, Osimhen opened the scoring after 16 minutes when he converted a penalty. Maxime Lopez made it worse for the visiting team when he was suspended in the 51st minute for verbally insulting the referee.

With more games in store on Monday and Tuesday, the full round of fixtures has yet to conclude, but Italy's Serie A Serie A evoked up plenty of talking points over the weekend. Inter Milan defeated Arch-rivals AC Milan on Sunday night, with Lautaro Martinez turning home the only goal of the game at the San Siro, while Napoli defended their 13-point lead at the top with a three-goal victory over Spezia. ALVISE CAGNAZZO of Sportsmail has dissected the weekend's coverage and taken a closer look at ten things we learned from the Italian top flight.

Napoli scored three goals in the last 14 minutes to jump two points clear at the top of the Serie A. The scoreline was perhaps harsh on Cremonese, who had been on target until recently, when Cyriel Dessers scored immediately after the interval to cancel out Matteo Politano's first-half penalty, which was won by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, until Napoli replacement Giovanni Simeone's 76th-minute header. Hirving Lozano and Mathias Olivera finished the job with goals that were not on time.

The Campanian side travelled to northern Italy, knowing that if they win they will return to Serie A's top, and Luciano Spalletti's side put on a spectacular show to ensure they were top as the international break came around. Ac Milan's 22-match undefeated streak in Serie A came to an end, with goals from Matteo Politano and Simeone ensuring a landmark victory in Milan.

After losing 3-0 at Ibrox, where penalties were the game's turning point, ten-man Rangers were left searching for their first Champions League point. Allan McGregor, a returning goalkeeper, saved a retaken Piotr Zielinksi spot-kick on the hour after Gers defender James Sands was shown off conceding it before being defeated from 12 yards by Matteo Politano in the 67th minute. Giacomo Raspador finished with a second with five minutes remaining, and Tanguy Ndombele grabbed a third to add to Gers' misery.

CRAIG HOPE AT IBROX: The silence followed the chaos, which was courteously and then rousingly observed in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Ibrox's triumph in defying UEFA directives with a fiery chorus of God Save the King was a highlight. Rangers revealed in the hours leading up to the game that they would play the national anthem, as opposed to Switzerland's suits. However, even the UEFA delegation present would have agreed that this was a fitting tribute to the late Queen, whose portrait hangs in the home dressing-room. It was, hopefully, a harbinger of the scenes we'll see across Premier League grounds this weekend.

MARK WILSON AT IBROX: It took a third penalty to finally break Allan McGregor's resistance and put an end to his hopes of returning to Rangers in the Champions League on a night when Ibrox erupted with intense emotion and chaos. The 40-year-old so nearly completed the most extraordinary hat-trick of his lengthy top-level career. McGregor was crestfallen as Matteo Politano's attack remained agonically out of reach, stretching out a gloved left-hand.